Erling Fjellbirkeland (21 February 1911 – 15 November 1986) was a Norwegian research administrator.
Personal life
Fjellbirkeland was born in
Fana on 21 February 1911, a son of farmer Nils Fjellbirkeland and Kari Grinde. He married Maina Schia in 1940.
Career
Fjellbirkeland graduated as
cand.oecon.
Candidatus oeconomices (male) or Candidata oeconomices (female), often abbreviated cand.oecon. is an academic degree in economics at Education in Denmark, Danish, Háskóli Íslands, Icelandic and Higher education in Norway, Norwegian universities ...
in 1935. He directed the
Norwegian Research Council for Science and the Humanities The Norwegian Research Council for Science and the Humanities (Norges almenvitenskapelige forskningsråd, NAVF) was one of Norway's five research councils. It was established in 1949. NAVF was responsible for funding the natural sciences. In 1993, t ...
from 1953 to 1966. He was secretary-general of ''Hovedkomiteen for norsk forskning'' from 1966 to 1981. From 1951 to 1968 he was chairman of the board of the
Foundation for Student Life in Oslo
The Foundation for Student Life in Oslo and Akershus ( no, Studentsamskipnaden i Oslo og Akershus, SiO) is a student welfare organisation in Oslo, Norway. It was known as the Foundation for Student Life in Oslo until January 2011, when it expanded ...
.
He was decorated Knight, First Class of the
Order of St. Olav
The Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav ( no, Den Kongelige Norske Sankt Olavs Orden; or ''Sanct Olafs Orden'', the old Norwegian name) is a Norwegian order of chivalry instituted by King Oscar I on 21 August 1847. It is named after King Olav II ...
in 1963.
[
Fjellbirkeland died in ]Oslo
Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of ...
on 15 November 1986.[
]
References
1911 births
1986 deaths
People from Bergen
Norwegian economists
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