Egil Meidell Hopp (6 October 1898 – 9 November 1972) was a Norwegian journalist and intelligence agent. He was born in

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, a son of Kristian Hopp and Anna Christine Meidell. He was a brother of

Einar Meidell Hopp Einar Meidell Hopp (1 December 1899 – 18 May 1956) was a Norwegian broadcasting personality. He was born in Bergen, a son of Kristian Hopp and Anna Christine Meidell. He was the brother of Egil Meidell Hopp. He married Zinken Hopp in 1932. ...

. He

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his secondary education at

Bergen Cathedral School Bergen Cathedral School (Norwegian: ''Bergen Katedralskole'', Latin: ''Schola Cathedralis Bergensis'', formerly known as Bergens lærdeskole and Bergen latinskole and colloquially known as Katten) is an upper secondary school in Bergen, Norway. Loc ...

in 1916, studied one year at the

Norwegian Military Academy The Norwegian Military Academy (), in Oslo, educates officers of the Norwegian Army and serves as the King's Royal Guard. The academy was established in 1750, and is the oldest institution for higher education in Norway. History The Commander- ...

, later initiated law studies, graduated as

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in 1923. He worked as a lawyer until 1928, when he started his career as journalist. He worked as journalist for the newspapers '' Morgenbladet'' and ''

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'', and for the

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. During the

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he was an undercover intelligence agent, active from 1940 to March 1945, with the cover name "Truls".

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1898 births 1972 deaths Journalists from Bergen People educated at the Bergen Cathedral School Norwegian Military Academy alumni Norwegian Army personnel Aftenposten people Norwegian resistance members Norwegian prisoners and detainees Prisoners and detainees of Germany Norwegian torture victims 20th-century Norwegian journalists Lawyers from Bergen {{Norway-writer-stub