Sigurd Nergaard


Sigurd Syverson Nergaard was a Norwegian folklorist, writer, school principal, and teacher.

Life

Nergaard was born on March 28, 1873, in Glomstad in Åmot Municipality in Hedmark County, Norway to Syver Pedersen Nergaard and Valborg Olsdatter Aaset. He graduated from the Hamar Seminary in 1893 and then served as a teacher at various elementary schools in Elverum. In 1899 or 1900 he married Helga Pauline Bækken. In 1922 he was hired as a teacher of Norwegian and history at the Elverum Normal School. From 1927 to 1930 he headed the Norwegian film censorship agency, and was then appointed school principal at Hamar. He served on the district council, in its presidency, and on the school board and a number of other boards, including Det Norske Samlaget press. He died on January 21, 1932, in Hamar.

Works

Nergaard published six collections of oral folklore material from Østerdalen, five of them as books in the Norwegian Folklore Society series of publications:Gard og grend. Folkeminne fraa Østerdalen Ufredstider. Folkeminne fraa Østerdalen Eventyr, barnevers, spurningar og ordspraak. Folkeminne fraa Østerdalen Hulder og trollskap. Folkeminne fraa Østerdalen Skikk og bruk. Folkeminne fraa Østerdalen
  • "Utsyn over folkeminna i Østerdalen"
Other publications by Nergaard include:Segner fraa Elvrom
  • "Hardåret 1812 i Østerdalen"
  • "Kristian IV paa Kvikne"
  • "Utsyn over Trysils historie"