Johannes H. Berg Jr.
Johannes H. Berg Jr. (23 September 1956 – 29 April 2004), Norwegian science fiction & fantasy fandom enthusiast, club founder, convention organiser, fanzine writer, and J.R.R. Tolkien book translator.
Johannes Berg, from Oslo, Norway, was a cornerstone of the Norwegian science fiction and fantasy fandom scene from the 1970s, with Oslo's SF club Aniara and all through the next several decades until his death by liver cancer in 2004. He was active in the whole Scandinavian fandom community, organising and participating in SF/F conventions over a period of more than twentyfive years. Berg was also a knowledgeable and highly regarded founding member of the Norwegian Tolkien society, Arthedain, and he translated Tolkien's books Leaf by Niggle and On Fairy-Stories into Norwegian; both were published in 1995.
In addition to his interests in science fiction and fantasy literature, Berg was an accomplished role player, board game player, and wargamer, and was a central figure in Oslo's role & board playing society Ares and its annual convention Arcon. His daily work was at the Norwegian Museum of Technology. During the last years of his life, Johannes Berg worked on a Master's thesis on the history of the Norwegian flag, and was instrumental in consolidating all the country's various fandom societies and clubs into a nationwide umbrella organisation, called Hyperion/N4F.
External links
- Summary obituary notice from the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Inc. (http://www.sfwa.org/News/jberg.htm) (SF/F and Publishing News)
- RIP Johannes H. Berg (1956-2004) (http://www.plokta.com/pnn//stories.php?story=04/04/30/0731822) (The Plokta News Network)
- Remembrance webpage, with photo (http://remembrance.fandom.no/) (fandom.no)