Wilhelm Aarek
Norwegian philologist and educationalist
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Wilhelm Aarek (17 April 1907 – 26 December 1999) was a Norwegian philologist and educationalist.
Born17 April 1907
Died26 December 1999 (aged 92)
OccupationLecturer in English language at Kristiansand Teacher's College.
Wilhelm Aarek | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 April 1907 |
| Died | 26 December 1999 (aged 92) |
| Occupation | Lecturer in English language at Kristiansand Teacher's College. |
He was a cand.philol. by education, and was appointed as a lecturer in English language at Kristiansand Teacher's College in 1938. He had also applied for a job at Stavanger Cathedral School, but was rejected by the government. At Kristiansand Teacher's College he soon began writing books about pedagogy as well as his original field of philology.[1] He served rector of the college from 1948 to 1976.[2] He was decorated with the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav, and died in 1999.[1]
