Thøger Birkeland, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Thøger Birkeland

Danish writer

Date of Birth: 20-Mar-1922

Place of Birth: Kalundborg Municipality, Region Zealand, Denmark

Date of Death: 06-Apr-2011

Profession: writer, children's writer

Nationality: Denmark

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Thøger Birkeland (20 March 1922 – 6 April 2011) was a Danish teacher and writer mostly known for his children's books.
Birkeland was born in Kalundborg.
The most notable of his works are Saftevandsmordet (The Lemonade Murder) and the stories about Krummerne.
Thøger Birkeland received several Danish awards: Ministry of Culture's children book prize (Kulturministeriets Børnebogspris) (1962), Danmarks Skolebibliotekarers Børnebogspris (1980), Den danske boghandlermedhjælperforenings børnebogspris (1981) and together with Bjarne Reuter he received Kommunernes Skolebiblioteks forenings Forfatterpris (1983).