Background
Hegge, Per Egil was born on March 6, 1940 in Skatval, Norway. Son of Ole and Mary (Braa) Hegge.
journalist contributing editor
Hegge, Per Egil was born on March 6, 1940 in Skatval, Norway. Son of Ole and Mary (Braa) Hegge.
Degree in languages, Oslo University, 1966.
The family moved to Inderøy in 1941. He served his military service at the elite Russian language program of the Norwegian Armed Forces. He started his career in the Norwegian News Agency, and was hired in Aftenposten in 1962 and remained there for the rest of his career.
After another six years in Norway from 1971 to 1977 Hegge was the Washington District of Columbia correspondent from 1977 to 1981.
He was then subeditor before editing Aftenposten"s magazine A-magasinet from 1984 to 1988. From 1992 to 1998 he was the cultural editors
He retired in 2005, but continued to have a column about the correct use of language. When it comes to perceptions of the quality of the development of the Norwegian language, Hegge has been called a "housegod of the dissatisfied" by literary critic Aage Borchgrevink.
Hegge chaired the Norwegian branch of Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists and Novelists association-International from 1985 to 1988.
He has written several books, formerly about world affairs, lately many books about the correct use of language and other popular releases. He has also biographed Otto Sverdrup (in 1996), Fridtjof Nansen (in 2002) and Harald V of Norway (in 2006). His Nansen biography was translated to Armenian in 2007.
Hegge has also been a popular lecturer.
Member Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists and Novelists association (Norwegian president 1985-1988).
Married Birgit Wedege, June 22, 1963. Children: Tanja Kristine, Trond Ivar, Thomas.