Philip Houm
Philip Rode Houm was a Norwegian literary critic.Biography
He was born in Kristiania, Norway. He graduated with a master's degree in literature from the Royal Frederick University in 1938, Houm was a co-editor in the journal Kølen 1942-45. He worked as literary critic for the newspaper Dagbladet from 1945.
He was a board member of Nationaltheatret from 1963, a member of Norwegian Language Committee from 1966 to 1972, and of the Norwegian Language Council from 1972 to 1976.
In 1947, he was commissioned by Aschehoug to write a closing volume to their series on Norwegian literature history. was published in 1955.
Among his other books were Ask Burlefot og vi and Kritikere i en gullalder.
Houm died in Bærum and was buried in the churchyard of Haslum Church. He was a grandfather of Nicolai Houm.
