Nils Collett Vogt
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Nils Collett Vogt was a Norwegian
poet.
He was born in Christiania
(now Oslo) as the son of tramway director Jens Theodor Paludan Vogt
(1830–1892) and writer Johanne Collett (1833–1906). He was great-nephew of Jonas Collett
and second cousin of Johan Vogt
(1858–1932), Nils Vogt
(1859–1927), Paul Benjamin Vogt
(1863–1947) and Ragnar Vogt (1870–1943). His family first lived at St. Hanshaugen
, Vestre Aker
, before they in 1877 moved into a newly constructed villa
in Josefines gate, Homansbyen
. According to his biographer in Norsk biografisk leksikon
, Hans H. Skei
, he grew up in a conservative upper-class environment, but opposed "authorities and conservative attitudes". At a young age he joined the Liberal Party and penned radical articles to newspapers at the age of seventeen. After a failed matric course, his family sent him to Hamar
where he took examen artium
in 1884.
For a short period of time, Vogt taught at a manor house in Värmland
, before he started studying law. He discarded the law studies in favor of poetry writing for the periodical Nyt Tidsskrift
. Vogt thereupon travelled to Copenhagen
, where he met Christian Krogh and made his debut with the poetry collection Digte (lit. "Poems"). He published the novel Familiens sorg in 1889, which was based on his own childhood and conflicts with his father. He had planned to write a resume of the novel, but he soon realised that the intellectual conditions in the 1890s were better for poetry than for fiction.
Following his father's 1892 death, Vogt travelled to the Italian island Capri
. In 1894, he published the poetry collection Fra Vaar til Høst ("From Spring to Autumn"), which according to Skei represented his "final breaktrough". In the same year, he married Siri Maria Thyselius (1854–1936), with whom he lived at her homeplace. In the following decades, Vogt wrote many poems and plays, and also a few novels. His autobiography Fra gutt til mann ("From Boy to Man") was published in 1932, and is amongst his best known works. His wife died in 1936, and he moved to Lillehammer
, where he died on 23 December 1937.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
poet.
He was born in Christiania
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
(now Oslo) as the son of tramway director Jens Theodor Paludan Vogt
Jens Theodor Paludan Vogt
Jens Theodor Paludan Vogt was a Norwegian engineer and first director of Kristiania Sporveisselskab who operated the first tramway in Oslo....
(1830–1892) and writer Johanne Collett (1833–1906). He was great-nephew of Jonas Collett
Jonas Collett
Jonas Collett was a Norwegian civil servant and politician. Being known as one of the "Eidsvoll men", he played an important role in the events of Norway in 1814....
and second cousin of Johan Vogt
Johan Vogt
Johan Vogt was a Norwegian economist, translator, non-fiction writer and journal editor.He was a member of Mot Dag from 1921, and chaired the Norwegian section of Clarté from 1927. He was a professor at the University of Oslo from 1957 to 1970. He was awarded the Fritt Ord Award in 1976, as the...
(1858–1932), Nils Vogt
Nils Vogt (journalist)
Nils Vogt was a Norwegian journalist. A second cousin of the famous Norwegian poet Nils Collett Vogt, Vogt was the first chairman of the Norwegian Press Association and a right-winged figure in Norwegian politics. Vogt worked at the conservative newspaper Morgenbladet for 45 years, and was its...
(1859–1927), Paul Benjamin Vogt
Paul Benjamin Vogt
Paul Benjamin Vogt was Norwegian member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm 1903-1904, and Minister of Trade and Minister of Auditing 1904-1905. He also served as the Norway's minister in London 1910-1934....
(1863–1947) and Ragnar Vogt (1870–1943). His family first lived at St. Hanshaugen
St. Hanshaugen
St. Hanshaugen is a borough of the city of Oslo, Norway.-Area:It has a triangular shape, with its northern border just north of the buildings of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation and Ullevål University Hospital, and south of the University of Oslo campus at Blindern...
, Vestre Aker
Vestre Aker
Vestre Aker is a borough of the city of Oslo, Norway.The previous municipality Aker was merged into the city of Oslo in 1948.The borough of Vestre Aker was organized as part of the 1 January 2004 reform. Previous boroughs...
, before they in 1877 moved into a newly constructed villa
Villa
A villa was originally an ancient Roman upper-class country house. Since its origins in the Roman villa, the idea and function of a villa have evolved considerably. After the fall of the Roman Republic, villas became small farming compounds, which were increasingly fortified in Late Antiquity,...
in Josefines gate, Homansbyen
Homansbyen
Homansbyen is a neighborhood in Frogner borough in Oslo, Norway. The area is named for the lawyer brothers Jacob and Henrik Homan .-Area:...
. According to his biographer in Norsk biografisk leksikon
Norsk biografisk leksikon
Norsk biografisk leksikon is the largest Norwegian biographical encyclopedia.The first edition was issued between 1921 and 1983, including 19 volumes and 5,100 articles...
, Hans H. Skei
Hans H. Skei
Hans H. Skei is a Norwegian editor and writer.He was born in Dønna, and graduated as dr.philos. with the treatise The novelist as short story writer : a study of William Faulkner's short stories with special emphasis on the period 1928-1932 at the University of Oslo. He has been the...
, he grew up in a conservative upper-class environment, but opposed "authorities and conservative attitudes". At a young age he joined the Liberal Party and penned radical articles to newspapers at the age of seventeen. After a failed matric course, his family sent him to Hamar
Hamar
is a town and municipality in Hedmark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Hedmarken. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Hamar. The municipality of Hamar was separated from Vang as a town and municipality of its own in 1849...
where he took examen artium
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...
in 1884.
For a short period of time, Vogt taught at a manor house in Värmland
Värmland
' is a historical province or landskap in the west of middle Sweden. It borders Västergötland, Dalsland, Dalarna, Västmanland and Närke. It is also bounded by Norway in the west. Latin name versions are Vermelandia and Wermelandia. Although the province's land originally was Götaland, the...
, before he started studying law. He discarded the law studies in favor of poetry writing for the periodical Nyt Tidsskrift
Nyt Tidsskrift
Nyt Tidsskrift is a former Norwegian literary, cultural and political magazine issued from 1882 to 1887, and with a second series from 1892 to 1895. The magazine had contributions from severeal of the leading intellectuals of the time, including later Nobel Literature Prize laureate Bjørnstjerne...
. Vogt thereupon travelled to Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
, where he met Christian Krogh and made his debut with the poetry collection Digte (lit. "Poems"). He published the novel Familiens sorg in 1889, which was based on his own childhood and conflicts with his father. He had planned to write a resume of the novel, but he soon realised that the intellectual conditions in the 1890s were better for poetry than for fiction.
Following his father's 1892 death, Vogt travelled to the Italian island Capri
Capri
Capri is an Italian island in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the Sorrentine Peninsula, on the south side of the Gulf of Naples, in the Campania region of Southern Italy...
. In 1894, he published the poetry collection Fra Vaar til Høst ("From Spring to Autumn"), which according to Skei represented his "final breaktrough". In the same year, he married Siri Maria Thyselius (1854–1936), with whom he lived at her homeplace. In the following decades, Vogt wrote many poems and plays, and also a few novels. His autobiography Fra gutt til mann ("From Boy to Man") was published in 1932, and is amongst his best known works. His wife died in 1936, and he moved to Lillehammer
Lillehammer
is a town and municipality in Oppland county, Norway, globally known for hosting the 1994 Winter Olympics. It is part of the traditional region of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillehammer. As of May 2011, the population of the town of Lillehammer was...
, where he died on 23 December 1937.