Karsten Einar Isachsen (22 February 1944 – 18 January 2016) was a Norwegian Lutheran priest, essayist and popular speaker.

Karsten Einar Isachsen
Born(1944-02-22)22 February 1944
Oslo, Norway
Died18 January 2016(2016-01-18) (aged 71)
Ål, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
Occupation(s)Priest
Essayist

Biography

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Isachsen was born in Oslo to Knut Isachsen and Margit Lolloe Gjertsen. Among his books are the speech and essay collections Gjester som ikke vil gå from 1978, Fjellet som flyttet seg (1979), Vis meg ditt ansikt (1982), and Før vi går fra hverandre from 1987. He was decorated Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav in 2014. He died in Ål in 2016.[1][2]

Selected works

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  • Sint, sant, sunt. Illustrated by Jan O. Henriksen. Oslo: Cappelen Seminarer for næringslivet. 1990. ISBN 9788202124083. OCLC 1028260333.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)[3]
  • Halvtimesrevyen 1996 sit down comedy med Karsten Isachsen. Illustrated by Jan O. Henriksen. Oslo: Cappelen. 1995. ISBN 9788202157456. OCLC 1028283541.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)[4]

References

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  1. ^ Jakobsen, Rolv Nøtvik. "Karsten Isachsen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  2. ^ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Karsten Isachsen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  3. ^ Sint, sant, sunt. OCLC 1028260333. Retrieved 12 April 2021 – via worldcat.org.
  4. ^ Halvtimesrevyen 1996 sit down comedy med Karsten Isachsen. OCLC 1028283541. Retrieved 12 April 2021 – via worldcat.org.