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Ella Holm Bull

1929-10-12 – 2006-09-21

Life & Legacy

Ella Holm Bull, (néé Joma or Jåma; 12 October 1929 – 21 September 2006) was a Southern Sámi teacher and author, dedicated to promoting the Southern Sami language for many years. Together with Knut Bergsland, she created an orthography for Southern Sámi in 1974, which is called the Bergsland-Bull orthography in their honor. Holm Bull received numerous awards for her work on Southern Sámi, including the first-ever Gollegiella Award in 2004.

Occupation & Career

linguist, teacher, politician, translator, hymnwriter, author

Education

University of Oslo

Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications

King's Medal of Merit in Gold; Saami Council's Honorary Award; Gollegiella

Legacy Highlights

Honors & Awards

Gollegiella · King's Medal of Merit in Gold · Saami Council's Honorary Award

Education & Institutions

University of Oslo

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Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q3358551 — wikidata View source

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