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Øksnevad
Øksnevad is a Norwegian surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Reidar Øksnevad (1884–1958), Norwegian journalist, bibliographer, and librarian *Toralv Øksnevad Toralv Øksnevad (13 January 1891 – 31 July 1975) was a Norwegian politician, journalist, newspaper editor and radio personality. He was known as the "voice from London" during World War II, when listening to foreign radio in Norway wa ... (1891–1975), Norwegian politician {{surname Norwegian-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toralv Øksnevad
Toralv Øksnevad (13 January 1891 – 31 July 1975) was a Norwegian politician, journalist, newspaper editor and radio personality. He was known as the "voice from London" during World War II, when listening to foreign radio in Norway was illegal, and from October 1942 implied risk of death penalty. Personal life Øksnevad was born in Høyland, a son of teacher Arnt Øksnevad and Kirsten Torine Folkvord, and was a brother of librarian Reidar Øksnevad. His daughter married journalist and film director Arne Skouen, and he was a grandfather of composer Synne Skouen. He died in Oslo in 1975. Journalist career Øksnevad was a journalist for ''Dagbladet'' from 1912 to 1920, was press attaché in Paris 1920–1924, and again journalist for ''Dagbladet'' 1924–1927. He was editor-in-chief for the regional newspaper ''Romsdalsposten'' 1927–1933. He started working for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) in 1933, and became the leader for the news de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reidar Øksnevad
Reidar Øksnevad (13 May 1884 – 31 January 1958) was a Norwegian journalist, bibliographer and librarian. He was born in Kristiansand to teacher Arnt Øksnevad and Kirsten Torine Folkvord, and was a brother of Toralv Øksnevad. Øksnevad lived in Paris for 34 years. He lectured at Sorbonne from 1913 to 1919, and was a foreign correspondent for ''Dagbladet'' and other media, and was assigned as a librarian at the Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève from 1924 to 1928 and from 1940 to 1945. He published around forty books, including several bibliographies. Among his works is the two-volume ''Norsk litteraturhistorisk bibliografi'', covering the periods 1900–1945 and 1946–1955. He was decorated as a Knight of the Legion of Honour The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon, .. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |