Beck, Richard, 1897-1980

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Beck, Richard, 1897-1980
Other forms of name
Bech, Richard, 1897-1980
Beck, Richard, 1897-
Bech, Richard, 1897-
Date of birth
1897-06-09
Date of death
1980-07-20
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 50501383
Wikidata: Q85797105
Library of congress: n 79066021
Sources of Information
  • SSDI, June 18, 2012(b. 9 June 1897; d. July 1980)
  • The history of the Scandinavian literatures, 1938:t.p. (Richard Beck)
  • His Jon Thorlaksson and his translations from the English, 1926.
  • NUCMC data from Univ. of N.D. Lib. for His Papers, 1932-1969(Richard Beck, 1897-1980; professor, Scandinavian lang. and lit., Univ. N.D.)

Wikipedia description:

Richard Beck (June 9, 1897 – July 20, 1980) was an Icelandic-born American literary historian, author, and poet. He was for many years a professor of Scandinavian languages and literature at the University of North Dakota and a prominent leader of the Icelandic American community.

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