Holberg
Britishnoun
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Both improbable and inspirational, the 70-member orchestra grew from a fledgling adult education program at the local high school into a beloved institution through the hard work of its founder, Joel Lish, and Eva Holberg.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 22, 2025
He received the Holberg Prize in 2013 and the Kyoto Prize in 2021, each considered the equivalent of the Nobel Prize in the humanities and social sciences.
From New York Times ● Oct. 12, 2022
“That stretch last season is where the optimism comes from,” Holberg said.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 25, 2018
Holberg says the park’s measure of success was set too high.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 5, 2017
Holberg walks throughout his poem on the high-heeled Alexandrines of the age.
From Ludvig Holberg, The Founder of Norwegian Literature and an Oxford Student by Hammer, Simon Christian
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