Lilli Gjerløw
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Lilli Gjerløw was a Norwegian archivist.
She was born in Nord-Audnedal
as a daughter of vicar John Jenssøn Gjerløw (1856–1915) and Agnes Christine Boye. The family (after the father's death) moved to Arendal
when she was young. She was a niece of Mons Klingenberg Gjerløw
and Ragnvald Gjerløw
and a first cousin of Olaf Gjerløw
. From 1946 to 1949 she was married to Albert Lange Fliflet
(1908–2001).
She finished
her secondary education in 1929 in Arendal, and took an education in palaeography
at the École Nationale des Chartes
from 1932 to 1935. She then worked at the Norsk Historisk Kjeldeskriftinstitutt from 1935 to 1980. She took the dr.philos. degree in 1962 on the thesis Adoratio Crucis. The Regularis Concordia and the Decreta Lanfranci about the Regularis Concordia
. Her specialty was the unveiling of medieval lithurgical texts from the countries around the North Sea
. In the series Libri liturgici provinciae Nidrosiensis medii aevi she published volume two, Ordo Nidrosiensis Ecclesiae (Orðubók) in 1968, and volume three, Antiphonarium Nidrosiensis Ecclesiae in 1979. Her two-volume Liturgica Islandica from 1980 constitutes the volumes 35 and 36 of Bibliotheca Arnamagnaeana. She also studied the history of the Hebrides from 1952 to 1953 with a NAVF scholarship, and contributed to the encyclopedia Kulturhistorisk leksikon for nordisk middelalder. She was a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
from 1984.
She died in December 1998 in Oslo.
She was born in Nord-Audnedal
Nord-Audnedal
Nord-Audnedal is former municipality in Vest-Agder county in Norway. It is located along the river Audna in the Audnedalen valley in the southern part of the present-day municipality of Audnedal and the northern part of the present-day municipality of Lindesnes.-History:The municipality of...
as a daughter of vicar John Jenssøn Gjerløw (1856–1915) and Agnes Christine Boye. The family (after the father's death) moved to Arendal
Arendal
is a town and municipality in the county of Aust-Agder, Norway. Arendal belongs to the traditional region of Sørlandet.The town of Arendal is the administrative center the municipality and also of Aust-Agder county...
when she was young. She was a niece of Mons Klingenberg Gjerløw
Mons Klingenberg Gjerløw
Mons Klingenberg Gjerløw was a Norwegian editor.He was born in Aurland as a son of Jens Larsen Gjerløw and Anne Marie Nitter Ohnstad. He was a brother of Ragnvald Gjerløw. He took secondary education as well as the entrance exam at the university, but then followed a career in the press. His first...
and Ragnvald Gjerløw
Ragnvald Gjerløw
Ragnvald Gjerløw was a Norwegian priest and writer.He was born in Aurland as a son of Jens Larsen Gjerløw and Anne Marie Nitter Ohnstad. He was a brother of Mons Klingenberg Gjerløw. He spent some time at sea and took secondary education before enrolling in higher education. He graduated with the...
and a first cousin of Olaf Gjerløw
Olaf Gjerløw
Jens Olaf Gjerløw was a Norwegian newspaper editor. He was editor for the newspaper Morgenbladet from 1920 until his death in 1949, except for a period in German prisons during World War II.-Personal life:...
. From 1946 to 1949 she was married to Albert Lange Fliflet
Albert Lange Fliflet
Albert Lange Fliflet was a Norwegian philologist and translator. He is best known for translating Kalevala.He was born in Inderøy as a son of dean Andreas Vilhelm Agersborg Fliflet and nurse Charlotte Lange . He grew up in Stjørdal and Øvre Sandsvær, and learned Latin, Hebrew, German and English...
(1908–2001).
She finished
Examen artium
Examen artium was the name of the academic certification conferred in Denmark and Norway, qualifying the student for admission to university studies. Examen artium was originally introduced as the entrance exam of the University of Copenhagen in 1630...
her secondary education in 1929 in Arendal, and took an education in palaeography
Palaeography
Palaeography, also spelt paleography is the study of ancient writing. Included in the discipline is the practice of deciphering, reading, and dating historical manuscripts, and the cultural context of writing, including the methods with which writing and books were produced, and the history of...
at the École Nationale des Chartes
École Nationale des Chartes
The École Nationale des Chartes is a grand établissement, an elite French university-level educational institution based in Paris. It provides education and training for archivists and librarians and forms part of the University of Paris.-History:...
from 1932 to 1935. She then worked at the Norsk Historisk Kjeldeskriftinstitutt from 1935 to 1980. She took the dr.philos. degree in 1962 on the thesis Adoratio Crucis. The Regularis Concordia and the Decreta Lanfranci about the Regularis Concordia
Regularis Concordia
Regularis Concordia may refer to:*Rule of St Benedict, a book of precepts for monks*Regularis Concordia , a document produced at Winchester in c. 973 as part of the Monastic Reform movement...
. Her specialty was the unveiling of medieval lithurgical texts from the countries around the North Sea
North Sea
In the southwest, beyond the Straits of Dover, the North Sea becomes the English Channel connecting to the Atlantic Ocean. In the east, it connects to the Baltic Sea via the Skagerrak and Kattegat, narrow straits that separate Denmark from Norway and Sweden respectively...
. In the series Libri liturgici provinciae Nidrosiensis medii aevi she published volume two, Ordo Nidrosiensis Ecclesiae (Orðubók) in 1968, and volume three, Antiphonarium Nidrosiensis Ecclesiae in 1979. Her two-volume Liturgica Islandica from 1980 constitutes the volumes 35 and 36 of Bibliotheca Arnamagnaeana. She also studied the history of the Hebrides from 1952 to 1953 with a NAVF scholarship, and contributed to the encyclopedia Kulturhistorisk leksikon for nordisk middelalder. She was a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters is a learned society based in Oslo, Norway.-History:The University of Oslo was established in 1811. The idea of a learned society in Christiania surfaced for the first time in 1841. The city of Throndhjem had no university, but had a learned...
from 1984.
She died in December 1998 in Oslo.