Leiv Heggstad

Leiv Heggstad (24 March 1879  – 8 March 1954) was a Norwegian educator, linguist and translator. He was born in Namsos as the son of linguist and professor Marius Hægstad and Pernele Larsdotter Midgaard, and was a brother of engineering professor Olav Heggstad. Among his works are Utsyn yver gamall norsk folkevisedikting from 1912, Gamalnorsk ordbok from 1930, and Norsk grammatikk from 1931. He also translated books from Latin into Nynorsk language.^[1][2]

Leiv Heggstad
Born	(1879-03-24)24 March 1879 Namsos, Norway
Died	8 March 1954(1954-03-08) (aged 74)
Nationality	Norwegian
Occupation(s)	Educator, linguist and translator
Parent	Marius Hægstad
Relatives	Olav Heggstad (brother)