Erik_Moltke

Erik Moltke

Erik Moltke

Danish runologist, writer, and editor

Erik Moltke (4 April 1901 – 19 October 1984) was a Danish runologist, writer, and editor. Through his leadership, the Runologist Section of the National Museum of Denmark became a world centre for the scientific study of runology.[1]

In 1942, Moltke and Lis Jacobsen published the standard edition of Danish inscriptions.[1] Moltke also held the position of Chief Editor of the National Museum of Denmark's series of volumes on Denmark's churches until his wife Elna Møller assumed the position in 1970.[1][2]

Publications

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  • Moltke, Erik (1985). Runes and Their Origin: Denmark and Elsewhere. Copenhagen: Nationalmuseets Forlag. ISBN 87-480-0578-9

References

  1. [1]
    Moltke, Erik (1985). Runes and Their Origin: Denmark and Elsewhere, rear cover page. Copenhagen: Nationalmuseets Forlag. ISBN 87-480-0578-9
  2. [2]
    "Erik Moltke" (in Danish). Gydendal: Dansk Biografisk Leksikon. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
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