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Archer, William, 1856-1924

LC control no.n 50023509
Descriptive conventionsrda
LC classificationPR4007.A63
Personal name headingArcher, William, 1856-1924
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See alsoGraduate of: University of Edinburgh
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Corporate body: Order of St. Olav
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Other standard no.http://viaf.org/viaf/2509112
Associated countryGreat Britian Norway
Associated placeLarvik (Norway)
LocatedEdinburgh (Scotland) London (England)
Birth date1856-09-23
Death date1924-12-27
Place of birthPerth (Scotland)
Place of deathLondon (England)
Field of activityDramatic criticism Journalism Translating and interpreting
Profession or occupationTheater critics Dramatists Journalists Translators
Playwrights
Special noteAuthor, journalist, drama critic and translator of from Norwegian to English; specialist in the playwright Henrik Ibsen.
Found inHis Art and the commonweal ... 1912.
Oxford dictionary of national biography online, March 20, 2017 (Archer, William (1856-1924), theatre critic and journalist; born Perth, Scotland, on 23 September 1856; through visiting relatives in Larvick, Norway, became fluent in Norwegian; graduated with a MA from Edinburgh University in 1876; moved to London in 1878; in 1908, the king of Norway conferred on him the honour of Knight First class of the Order of St. Olav; died in London 27 December 1924)
VIAF, April 18, 2017 (Archer, William; lang: eng; author, journalist, drama critic and translator from Norwegian to English; specialist in the playwright Henrik Ibsen)
Associated languageeng nor