Olaf Skavlan

Olaf Skavlan (25 January 1838 – 30 May 1891) was a Norwegian literary historian and playwright.

[1] In August 1879, Skavlan married Dagmar Kielland (1855–1931) in Stavanger.

In the periodical Nyt norsk Tidsskrift, he published a study of Henrik Wergeland's work Skabelsen, Mennesket og Messias.

He also co-founded and edited the satirical magazine Vikingen, and between 1882 and 1887 published the periodical Nyt tidsskrift together with Ernst Sars.

[2] In 1884, he became a co-founder of the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights, and he was a member of its first board of directors.