Gunvald Bøe (1903/1904 – 21 November 1967) was a Norwegian archivist and historian. He was hired in the

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in 1947, and was promoted to chief archivist of

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(including the country's capital

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) in 1960. He was also a co-editor of the

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'' from 1961 to his death, succeeding Einar Jansen when he died. His time as co-editor spanned volumes 14, 15 and 16, released between 1962 and 1969 (the latter posthumously). He died in November 1967, at age 63.

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1900s births 1967 deaths Norwegian archivists 20th-century Norwegian historians {{Norway-academic-bio-stub