Sigmund Moren
Sigmund Moren was a Norwegian philologist, encyclopedist, literary critic, theatre critic and children's writer.Biography
Moren grew up at Trysil in Hedmark. His father was writer Sven Moren . He was a brother of poet, translator and author Halldis Moren Vesaas. He was educated at the University of Oslo. He worked for Gyldendal Norsk Forlag and later as rector of Elverum Folk High School from 1956.
He was also a critic for the newspaper, Østlendingen. He debuted as a children's book author and won the Dammprisen in 1953. Among his children's books were Dimmi får venner from 1952, and Nattegjester på Jonsvangen from 1957.
