Torleiv Hannaas

Torleiv Hannaas (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈtʊ̀lːæɪv ˈhɑnːoːs];[tone?]

He was born in Hornnes as a son of farmers Thomas Nilsson Hannaas (1843–1915) and Anne Tolleivsdotter Vetrhus (1845–1944).

[1] Their daughter Liv married banker Egil Hiis Hauge.

He founded the Norsk Aarbok in 1920, and is often credited for introducing the term Høgnorsk in an article in 1922.

[citation needed] He was the chairman of Noregs Mållag from 1926 to his death.