Emanuel Sejr (Danish pronunciation: [ˈsɑjˀɐ]; 29 September 1891 – 17 January 1980) was a Danish librarian, author and local historian who was the head librarian of the Danish State and University Library. Sejr was hired by the State and University Library in 1913 and became the head librarian in 1936 to 1957.[1] In the 1920s he played a key role in the negotiations to have the library serve double functions as both a state library and the university library for Aarhus University. He also secured development and construction of the new building ("Bogtårnet") (English: Book tower) on the university campus. During retirement Sejr dedicated himself to local history and published a number of book about local subjects such as the university, theatre and people from the city. Sejr through his life accumulated a large archive of 110,000 of mainly newspaper clippings which is still used today for historical research.[2][3]
Emanuel Sejr | |
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 Emanuel Sejr in 1957 | |
| Born | 29 September 1891 Odder, Denmark |
| Died | 17 January 1980 (aged 88) Aarhus, Denmark |
Books
edit- Fra Smakke til Hurtigfærg – 1900
- Gamle Århusgader 1.-2 – 1900
- århus mosaik – 1967
- Århus mosaik. Personer og begivenheder i den lille by – 1967
- Århus-profiler – 1974
- Biblioteks- og kulturliv i Århus – 1977[4]
References
edit- ^ "Emanuel Sejr" (in Danish). Gyldendal's Encyclopedia Dansk Biografisk Leksikon. Archived from the original on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- ^ "Emanuel Sejr" (in Danish). Gyldendal's Encyclopedia Den Store Danske. Archived from the original on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- ^ "Emanuel Sejr" (in Danish). Aarhus City Archives. Archived from the original on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- ^ "Udgivelser" (in Danish). Saxo. Archived from the original on 12 January 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2016.