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Hans Krag (born 14 December 1904 in Christiania, Oslo, died 27 January 1984 in Søgne) was a Norwegian writer, publisher and translator, and known for his works on heraldry.[1] He was the son of the novelist Thomas Krag, his Danish mother, Iben Nielsen, was a poet, his brother was the literary historian Erik Krag and his son is the historian Claus Krag.[2] He had a business career that extended to cattle breeding in Argentina. He founded a publishing company, Krag & Støle A/S.[1]
His works include the book Norsk heraldisk mønstring fra Frederik IV's regjeringstid 1699–1730, with Norwegian arms from the reign of Frederick IV.[3] He wrote articles in Heraldisk Tidsskrift, of which he was on the editorial board from 1960 until his death in 1984.[1] He was the first Norwegian member of L'Académie Internationale d'Héraldique. He also published works on genealogy[4] and translations from Lin Yutang and Thackeray's satire The Book of Snobs.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Nissen, Harald (March 1985). "Hans Krag (1904-1985) (obituary)" (PDF). slaegtsbibliotek.dk (in Norwegian). 6 (51). Landskrona: Societas Heraldica Scandinavica: 38. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 June 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
- ^ Bratberg, Terje (26 November 2024). "Store norske Leksikon online - Hans Krag". snl.no (in Norwegian). Oslo: Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Archived from the original on 27 November 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
- ^ Store norske Leksikon 2005-2007 - Hans Krag (in Norwegian). Vol. 9 (fourth ed.). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. 2005. ISBN 978-82-573-1544-3.
- ^ "Nasjonalbiblioteket - Hans Krag (search)". nb.no (in Norwegian). Oslo: Nasjonalbiblioteket. 2025. Archived from the original on 27 September 2025. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
