Jakob Sande
Jakob Sande | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | 1 December 1906 |
| Died | 16 March 1967 (aged 60) |
| Occupation(s) | writer, poet and folk singer |
| Years active | 1929–1965 |
Jakob Sande (1 December 1906 – 16 March 1967) was a Norwegian writer, poet and folk singer from Dale in Sunnfjord. His parents were Andreas Sande and Ragna Margrete (born Barsnes). He married Solveig Ytterlid in 1942 and they had a daughter, Siri, in 1943.
He wrote all his texts in Nynorsk, one of the two official Norwegian written language forms. His work helped secure a special place on the Norwegian culture-scene for the municipality Fjaler.