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Short biography Aarvik, Egil 1912 – 1990 Preacher, politician and newspaper editor Christian people’s party Aarvik was Secretary at the Norwegian Home Mission Society 1934-1937, and worked for the Society’s local branch in the City of Stavanger in 1940-1946. He was a journalist in Dagsavisa, a daily in the City of Trondheim in 1947-1950, and…

Short biography Konow, Wollert 1845 – 1924 Teacher, farmer and politician Liberal As a young man, Wollert Konow studied law but he never got a degree. From 1868 he ran a school in the countryside in western Norway. In 1878 he took over his father’s farm outside Bergen, Norway’s second largest city. Soon after, he…

Short biography Lyng, John Daniel Fürstenberg 1905 – 1978 Jurist and politician Conservative John Daniel Fürstenberg Lyng got his law degree in 1927. In the 1930s he was engaged in local politics in Trondheim. During the German occupation of Norway in 1940-1945, he took refuge in Sweden and after the war became public prosecutor in…

Short biography Sejersted, Francis 1936 – 2015 Historian Conservative As a historian, Sejersted has published numerous works, primarily on modern Norwegian history. He was a member of the Norwegian Nobel Committee in 1982-1999, its chairman from 1991. Francis Sejersted got his M.A.in history in 1971. He became a reader at the University of Oslo in…

Short biography Thallaug, Axel Andreas 1866 – 1938 Jurist and Politician Conservative Axel Andreas Thallaug got his Master of Law degree in 1889. From 1894 he worked as a solicitor in Lillehammer. He gradually specialized in business law. Thallaug was engaged in the local government from 1894 until he died in 1938. He was a…

Short biography Nordli, Odvar 1927 – 2018 Auditor and politician Labour Odvar, Nordli worked as an auditor in Hedmark county (fylke) in 1949-1957 and District Auditor from 1957. He became engaged in politics as a young man and was elected chairman of the regional branch of the Labour Party’s youth organisation in 1951-1961. Nordli was…

Short biography Lange, Christian Lous 1869-1938 Teacher, Historian and Organiser in the peace movement. Nobel Peace Prize Laureate 1921 Labour Lange graduated in the humanities 1893, and got a Ph.D. in 1919. He was originally educated as a teacher in language (English and French), history and geography. Primarily because he spoke several languages fluently, he…

Short biography Lund, John Theodor 1842 – 1913 Customs officer and politician Liberal John Theodor Lund was strongly involved in local government in the city of Bergen for thirty years. He was a member of the Norwegian Storting in 1883-1885 and in 1892-1900. He served as President of the Lagting in 1893-1900. Lund was a…

Short biography Wikborg, Erling 1894 – 1992 Jurist and politician Christian People’s Party Erling Wikborg became barrister at the Supreme Court in Oslo in 1922. In 1945 he was elected to the Storting. He was a representative of the Christian People’s Party in 1945-1949 and in 1954-1961, the party’s chairman in 1952-1956. In 1963 (August…

Short biography Hanssen, Cornelius Bernhard 1864 – 1939 Teacher, shipowner and politician Liberal Cornelius Bernhard Hanssen worked as a teacher in 1883-1891. He then became editor and publisher of a local newspaper Agder. In 1898 he entered the shipping business and later became a wealthy shipowner. Hanssen was a member of the Storting in 1900-1915…