Government scholar (Norwegian, ''statsstipendiat'') is a position awarded by the

Parliament of Norway The Storting ( no, Stortinget ) (lit. the Great Thing) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It is located in Oslo. The unicameral parliament has 169 members and is elected every four years bas ...

upon the recommendation of the

Ministry of Culture Ministry of Culture may refer to: *Ministry of Tourism, Cultural Affairs, Youth and Sports (Albania) * Ministry of Culture (Algeria) *Ministry of Culture (Argentina) *Minister for the Arts (Australia) *Ministry of Culture (Azerbaijan) * Ministry of ...

and the Ministry of Education and Research and funded directly over the State budget of Norway. The position can be "for life" (until the normal age of retirement, 67 years) or for a limited period of time, although modern appointments usually are "for life." The scholarships are awarded to a select number of persons whose work is deemed important for the society, and who may engage in research, culture or other societal areas. As of 2011, there were 30 government scholars in Norway; 23 men and 7 women. All appointees were included in the '' Norwegian State Calendar'' until it ceased publication in 2012.

List of government scholars

The following is a comprehensive list of all government scholars, with the year of appointment

Appointed 2010-present

* Karoline Frogner, filmmaker (2014) *

Mari Boine Mari Boine (born Mari Brit Randi Boine, 8 November 1956) is a Norwegian Sámi singer. She combined traditional Sámi joik singing with rock. In 2008, she became a professor of musicology at Nesna University College. Biography Mari Boine was b ...

, musician (2012) *

Edvard Hoem Edvard Hoem (born 10 March 1949) is a Norwegian novelist, dramatist, lyricist, psalmist and government scholar. He made his literary debut in 1969, with the poetry collection ''Som grønne musikantar''. He was awarded the Norwegian Critics Prize ...

, novelist (2012) * Annemor Sundbø, textile artist (2012) *

Kirsten Bråten Berg Kirsten Marie Bråten Berg (born 7 January 1950 in Arendal, Norway) is a Norwegian traditional folk singer, silversmith and government scholar. She is currently living in Valle in the Setesdal area of southern Norway. She trained as a silver ...

, folk musician (2011) * Per Haave, historian (2011) * Elias Akselsen, singer (2010) * Lars Borgersrud, historian (2010)

Appointed 2000-2009

* Tore Berg, botanist (2009) * Helgard Mahrdt, literature scholar and philosopher (2009) *

Tor Bomann-Larsen Tor Bomann-Larsen (born 26 April 1951) is a Norwegian illustrator, children's writer, non-fiction writer, novelist and government scholar. Biography Tor Bomann-Larsen was born in Jevnaker, Oppland, and started his career as a satirical illustr ...

, author (2009) * Petter Ringen Johannessen, historian (2008) *

Wenche Blomberg Wenche Blomberg (born 23 June 1943 in Tønsberg) is a Norwegian author. She has worked as a journalist, librarian, criminologist and government scholar. Blomberg has written many children's books, such as ''Appelsinenes land'' (1980), about the e ...

, criminologist (2008) * Hans Kristian Bukholm, film and cultural conservation worker (2008) * Jan Knutzen, documentary filmmaker and film historian (2008) * Walid al-Kubaisi, author, translator and writer (2007) *

Morten Wessel Krogstad Morten is a common given name in Norway and Denmark. Approximately 22,138 have this name as a given name in Norway and about 52 people have it as a surname. Notable people with the name include: *Morten Abel, Norwegian singer *Morten Andersen, Dan ...

, cultural conservation worker (2007) *

Britt Karin Larsen Britt Karin Larsen (born 16 April 1945) is a Norwegian poet, author and government scholar. Larsen debuted as a poet in 1978 with ''5 mg blues og andre dikt'', and has published many poetry collections and novels since. She is best known for h ...

, author (2006) *

Guttorm Rogdaberg Guttorm is a masculine Norwegian given name. Notable people with the name include: *Guttorm of Norway (1199–1204), King of Norway *Guttorm Berge (1929–2004), Norwegian alpine skier * Guttorm Fløistad (born 1930), Norwegian philosopher * Guttor ...

, cultural conservation worker (2006) *

Eugene Schoulgin Eugene Schoulgin (born April 19, 1941 in Oslo) is a Norwegian writer and government scholar. He is the son of the painter Alexander Schultz, and grew up in Norway, Italy and France. He attended high school in Oslo (1960). He has studied Classic ...

, author, PEN activist (2006) *

Bjørn Stendahl Bjorn (English, Dutch), Björn (Swedish, Icelandic, Dutch, and German), Bjørn (Danish, Faroese and Norwegian), Beorn (Old English) or, rarely, Bjôrn, Biorn, or Latinized Biornus, Brum (Portuguese), is a Scandinavian male given name, or less oft ...

, jazz historian (2006) *

Ragnar Andersen Ragnar ( non, Ragnarr ) is a masculine Germanic given name, composed of the Old Norse elements ''ragin-'' "counsel" and ''hari-'' "army". Origin and variations The Proto-Germanic forms of the compounds are "ragina" (counsel) and "harjaz" or " ...

, theologian (2005) *

Aage Hauken Aage is a Danish masculine given name and a less common spelling of the Norwegian given name Åge. Variants include the Swedish name Åke. People with the name Aage include: * Aage Bendixen (1887–1973), Danish actor *Aage Berntsen (1885–195 ...

, Catholic priest and author (2005) *

Åge Haavik Åge is a Norwegian masculine given name. Variants include the Danish/Norwegian Aage and the Swedish Åke. People with the name Åge include: * Åge Aleksandersen (born 1949), Norwegian singer, songwriter and guitarist * Åge Austheim (born 1983) ...

, hymn book editor (leave from the scheme) (2005) *

Amy Lightfoot Amy is a female given name, sometimes short for Amanda, Amelia, Amélie, or Amita. In French, the name is spelled ''" Aimée"''. People A–E * Amy Acker (born 1976), American actress * Amy Vera Ackman, also known as Mother Giovanni (1886– ...

, cultural conservationist (2005) *

Arild Stubhaug Arild Stubhaug (born 25 May 1948) is a Norwegian mathematician, poet and biographer. Stubhaug was born in Naustdal, and is married to Kari Bøge. He made his literary debut in 1970 with the poetry collection ''Utkantane''. He has written biogr ...

, author and biographer (2005) *

Øystein Rottem Øystein Rottem (1 February 1946 – 5 December 2004) was a Norwegian philologist, literary historian and literary critic. Personal life Rottem was born on the island of Hemnskjela in what was then the municipality of Heim. His parents were ...

, author and literature critic (2004) *

Per Arne Dahl Per Arne Dahl (born 18 August 1950 in Sarpsborg) is a Norwegian author and former Bishop of Tunsberg. Biography He grew up in Gjøvik, Vålerenga in Oslo, and Kolbotn. Dahl is also known for a long-standing commitment as a columnist in ''Aftenpo ...

, priest and author (2004) *

Tormod Haugen Tormod Haugen (12 May 1945 – 18 October 2008) was a Norwegian writer of children's books and translator. For his "lasting contribution to children's literature" he received the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 1990. Biography ...

, children's book author (2004) * Marianne Heske, visual artist (2004) *

Nina Karin Monsen Nina Karin Monsen (born 29 May 1943) is a Norwegian moral philosopher and author. She has written several books, both non-fiction and fiction, and has been active in Norwegian public debate since the early 1970s. Life Monsen has a Magister's d ...

, philosopher and author (2004) *

Thorvald Steen Thorvald Steen (born 9 January 1954) is a Norwegian writer and government scholar. He made his literary debut in 1983, and has subsequently published a wide range of novels, plays, collections of poems, books of short stories, children's books ...

, author (2004) * Eystein Eggen, author (2003) *

Egil Kapstad Egil Kapstad (6 August 1940 – 13 July 2017) was a Norwegian jazz pianist, composer and arranger. He wrote the music for more than 50 theatre productions, and composed for film and television drama. Kapstad composed classical works for orchestra ...

, jazz musician (2003) * Else Rønnevig, building protection enthusiast (2003) * Solveig Bøhle, journalist (2002) * Torunn Ystaas, author (2002) * Sverre Ødegaard, museum worker from Røros (2002) *

Jon Fosse Jon Olav Fosse (born 29 September 1959) is a Norwegian author and dramatist. Biography Jon Fosse was born in Haugesund, Norway. A serious accident at age seven brought him close to death; the experience significantly influenced his adulthood wr ...

, author and playwright (2001) * Else-Britt Nilsen, theologian and prior in the Dominican Order (2001)

Appointed 1990-1999

Sigmund Kvaløy Setreng Sigmund Kvaløy Setreng (20 September 1934 – 27 May 2014) was a Norwegian philosopher, illustrator, mountain climber, environmental activist and politician. He was born in Trondheim. Among his publications are ''Musikk-kritikk og kommunika ...

, eco philosopher and farmer (1999) *

Sondre Bratland Sondre is a Norwegian masculine given name. The name began to become more common in the 1960s, and became roughly twelve times as popular from 1980 to 1990 before declining in popularity thereafter. As of 2017, there were 9,111 men in Norway with ...

, folk singer and pedagogue (1997) * Lars Roar Langslet, historian of ideas, writer (1997) *

Johannes Bergh Johannes Bergh (18 February 1837 – 8 March 1906) was a Norwegian barrister. He was born in Åsnes to Haagen Ludvig Bergh and Christine Fredrikke Døderlein. He was married to Anna Johanne Borchgrevink from 1861. Bergh graduated as cand.jur ...

, jazzhistorian (1996) * Valerij Berkov, Russian philologist (1996) *

Sverre Dahl Sverre, Sverrir or Sverri is a Nordic name from the Old Norse ''Sverrir'', meaning "wild, swinging, spinning". It is a common name in Norway, Iceland and the Faroe Islands; it is less common in Denmark and Sweden. It can also be a surname. Sverre ma ...

, translator (1996) * Wera Sæther, author (1996) * Turid Farbregd, university lecturer, translator and philologist (1995) * Jiri Hlinka, pianist (1995) * Axel Jensen, author (1995) * Jørund Gåsemyr, mathematician and athlete (paralympics) (1994) * Egil Sinding-Larsen,

architectural historian An architectural historian is a person who studies and writes about the history of architecture, and is regarded as an authority on it. Professional requirements As many architectural historians are employed at universities and other facilities ...

(1994) * Nils-Aksel Mjøs, theologian (1994) *

Arvid Hanssen Arvid Hanssen (28 July 1932 – 31 July 1998) was a Norwegian journalist, newspaper editor, poet, novelist and children's writer. Biography Hanssen was born in Vika at Indre Senja in Troms. He completed Finnsnes High School in 1948. He grad ...

, author (1993) *

Sidsel Mørck Sidsel Mørck (born 28 November 1937) is a Norwegian poet, novelist and columnist. Her awards include the Fritt Ord honorary award and the Ossietzky Award. Career Mørck made her literary debut in 1967 with the poetry collection ''Et ødselt s ...

, author (1993) * Mikal Urheim, promoter of the

Lule Sami language Lule may refer to: * Lule people, an indigenous people of northern Argentina * Lule language, a possibly extinct language of Argentina * Lule Sami language, a language spoken in Sweden and Norway * Luleå, also known as Lule, a town in Sweden * L ...

(1993) * Hans Kristian Eriksen, author (1992) * Helge Irgens Høeg, pollenanalytiker, bl.a. innen arkeologi (1992) * Dag Skogheim, author and culture historian (1992) * Judith Vogt, Danish-Norwegian Professor of

history of ideas Intellectual history (also the history of ideas) is the study of the history of human thought and of intellectuals, people who conceptualize, discuss, write about, and concern themselves with ideas. The investigative premise of intellectual his ...

(1992) *

Jan Erik Vold Jan Erik Vold (born 18 October 1939) is a Norwegian lyric poet, jazz vocal reciter, translator and author. He was a core member of the so-called "''Profil'' generation", the circle attached to the literary magazine ''Profil''. Throughout his care ...

, author and critic (1992) * Elisabeth Aasen, author, historian (1992) * Hallvard T. Bjørgum, folk musician (1991) * Frank Bjerkholt, foreign correspondent (1990) * Dagne Groven Myhren, Professor of literature, folk singer (1990) *

Kjell Risvik Kjell Risvik (29 June 1941 – 28 March 2021) was a translator of literature into Norwegian from various languages, including Catalan, English, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from o ...

, translator (1990) * Frode J. Strømnes, Professor of psychology (1990)

Appointed 1980-1989

Knut Buen Knut Buen (born 31 October 1948) is a Norwegian fiddler, composer, folklorist and publisher. He was born in Kongsberg; the son of folk musician Anders Buen and Margit Tjønn, and is brother of Hauk Buen, Agnes Buen Garnås and the artist Kari Bu ...

, folk musician, folk art communicator (1989) * Olav Albert Christophersen, biologist, epidemiologist (1989) *

Ivar Eskeland Ivar Eskeland (30 November 1927 – 23 December 2005) was a Norwegian philologist, publisher, translator, biographer, literary critic, newspaper editor, theatre worker, radio personality and organizational leader. Career He was born in Stord a ...

, writer and columnist (1989) * Brynjulf Fosse, paper and papyrus conservator (1989) * Karen-Christine Friele, author and gay rights activist (1989) *

Sven Nyhus Sven Nyhus (May 21, 1932 – May 20, 2023) was a Norwegian folk musician, fiddler, composer and musicologist. He was born in Røros; the son of construction worker and fiddler Peder Nyhus, and the father of Harding fiddler Åshild Breie Nyhus and ...

, folk musician, professor (1989) * Finn Sollie, Security Policy Researcher (1989) * Kåre Svebak, theologian, north Norwegian church historian (1989) * Knut Ødegård, author (1989) * Erik Dammann, author and environmental activist (1988) * Iver Jåks, visual artist (1988) * Aleksander Kan, philologist (1988) * Kjell Bækkelund, musician (1987) * Odd Eidem, author (1987) * Pål Hougen, art historian (1987) * Hans Lindkjølen, Sami historian (1987) * Martin Nag, writer, literature historian (1987) * Ørnulf Hodne, folklore researcher (1986) * Georg Johannesen, author, professor (1986) * Lillemor Johnsen, respiratory therapist (1986) * Øistein Parmann, author and publisher (1986) * Bjørn Stabell, psychologist (1986) * Ulf Stabell, psychologist (1986) * Gidske Anderson, journalist, writer (1985) *

Fredrik Barth Thomas Fredrik Weybye Barth (22 December 1928 – 24 January 2016) was a Norwegian social anthropologist who published several ethnographic books with a clear formalist view. He was a professor in the Department of Anthropology at Boston Univ ...

, social anthropologist (1985) * Nils Ellingsgard, cultural conservationist and facilitator in Norwegian rose painting (1985) * Helge Hognestad, theologian (1985) *

Liv Dommersnes Liv Dommersnes (née Strømsted; 28 September 1922 – 6 April 2014) was a Norwegian actress and reciter of poetry. She was a member of group that founded Studioteatret in 1945. Personal life Liv Strømsted was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norw ...

, actor (1984) *

Thor Heyerdahl Thor Heyerdahl KStJ (; 6 October 1914 – 18 April 2002) was a Norwegian adventurer and ethnographer with a background in zoology, botany and geography. Heyerdahl is notable for his ''Kon-Tiki'' expedition in 1947, in which he sailed 8,000& ...

, traveler, amateur archaeologist and ethnographer (1984) *

Åge Rønning Åge Rønning (4 October 1925 – 31 January 1991) was a Norwegian writer and journalist. Biography Åge Rønning was born in Oslo, Norway. His parents were Normann Rønning (1888–1974) and Astrid Therese Nielsen (1895–1978). He graduated in ...

, author (1984) * Olav Aspelund, civil engineer (1983) * Mentz Schulerud, author, theatre director and columnist (1983) * Kjell Aartun, linguist (1983) * John Brandrud, philologist, university librarian (1982) * Kari Elisabeth Børresen, historian of ideas, historian of women's theology (1982) * Odd Solumsmoen, literary critic (1982) * Ada Polak, art historian (1981) * Odd Bakkerud, folk musician (1980) * Odd Brochmann, architect, professor (1980) * Ivar Orgland, lyricist and translator (1980) * Arnulv Sudmann, editor of the Norsk Allkunnebok and language bureaucrat (1980)

Appointed 1970-1979

Otto Blehr Otto Albert Blehr (17 February 1847 – 13 July 1927) was a Norwegian attorney and newspaper editor. He served as a politician representing the Liberal Party. He was the 8th prime minister of Norway from 1902 to 1903 during the Union between Swede ...

, folklorist (1978) * Halvard Grude Forfang, teacher (1978) * Peter Wessel Zapffe, philosopher (1978) * Nils Hallan, historian (1977) * Philip Houm, literature historian (1977) * Anne Stine Ingstad, archaeologist (1977) * Per Bjørnstad, mathematician (1976) * Svein Ellingsen, hymn writer (1976) * Tønnes Sirevåg, school leader (1976) * Arne Dørumsgaard, lyricist and translator (1975) * Olav Flo, bibliographer (1975) * Hartvig W. Dannevig, Maritime Historian (1974) * Edvard Ruud, author and folklorist (1974) * Hans J. Henriksen, Sami consultant (1973) * Gabriel Øidne, geographer (1973) * Henning Gran, art historian (1972) *

Else Christie Kielland Else may refer to: Places * Else (Lenne), a river in Germany, tributary to the Lenne * Else (Werre), a river in Germany, tributary to the Werre People * Else (given name) * Else (surname) Music * Else (song), "Else" (song), a 1999 rock song * '' ...

, painter (1972) * Ragnar Ulstein, historian (1972) * Finn Carling, author (1971) *

Milada Blekastad Milada Blekastad (1 July 1917 – 25 October 2003) was a Norwegian literary historian. Personal life She was born in Prague. Her grandfather František Topič was one of the most prominent publishers in that town and often published Nordic lite ...

, literature historian (1970) *

Helge Ingstad Helge Marcus Ingstad (30 December 1899 – 29 March 2001) was a Norwegian explorer. In 1960, after mapping some Norse settlements, Ingstad and his wife archaeologist Anne Stine Ingstad found remnants of a Viking settlement in L'Anse aux Meadow ...

, author and adventurer (1970)

Appointed 1950-1969

* Sverre Hartmann, historian (1968) * Otto Christian Dahl, missionary historian (1967) * Leif Jarmann Wilhelmsen, bureaucrat (1967) * H.O. Christophersen, historian (1965) *

Nic. Stang Nicolay Milberg Stang (21 April 1908 – 15 July 1971) was a Norwegian academic art historian, classical philologist, editor and author. Biography Nicolay Stang was born at Kristiansand in Vest-Agder County, Norway. He was the son of Jo ...

, art historian (1964) * Jeremi M.F. Wasiutynski, astronomer (1964) * Ingvar Hauge, author (1963) * Trygve Mathisen, forsker innen sikkerhetspolitikk (1963) * Olav Dalgard, art and literature historian (1961) *

Asgaut Steinnes Asgaut Steinnes (11 October 1892 – 6 July 1973) was a Norwegian archivist and historian who specialized in the Middle Ages. He served as National archivist of Norway from 1933 to 1960. Career Steinnes was born in Klepp, District of Stavange ...

, riksarkivar (1961) * Per Fokstad, skolemann, samisk språkforkjemper (1960) * Arne Odd Johnsen, historian (1958) * Nils A. Ytreberg, historian (1958) *

Hans Henrik Holm Hans Henrik Holm (18 January 1896 – 27 September 1980) was a Norwegian poet and folklorist. He made his literary début in 1933 with the epic poem ''Jonsoknatt'', the first in a series of seven volumes. His published the trilogy ''Bygdir i so ...

, lyriker (1957) * Lars Reinton, etnolog (1957) * Kristian Kildal, painter (1956) * Axel Otto Normann, avismann, teatersjef (1955) * Sigmund Torsteinson, bevarer av Troldhaugen (1955) * Knut Hermundstad, folkehøgskoleteacher, folklorist (1954) *

Inge Krokann Inge Krokann (19 August 1893 – 27 September 1962) was a Norwegian writer. His most famous work is '' I Dovre Sno '' (1929), an epic story of the Loe family during the Middle Ages. Because his writing was full of local expressions and is s ...

, author (1954) * Sverre Steen, historian (1954) *

Herman Leopoldus Løvenskiold Herman may refer to: People * Herman (name), list of people with this name * Saint Herman (disambiguation) * Peter Noone (born 1947), known by the mononym Herman Places in the United States * Herman, Arkansas * Herman, Michigan * Herman, Min ...

, heraldic artist (1952) * Magnus B. Olsen, navnegransker (1952) * Ingebrigt Christopher Grøndahl, literature historian (1950) * Erling Johansen, selvlært arkeolog (1950) * Reidar Øksnevad, journalist, bibliograf (1950)

Appointed 1920-1949

Vilhelm Bjerknes Vilhelm Friman Koren Bjerknes ( , ; 14 March 1862 – 9 April 1951) was a Norwegian physicist and meteorologist who did much to found the modern practice of weather forecasting. He formulated the primitive equations that are still in use in num ...

, meteorologist (1949) * Arne Bjørndal, folkemusikksamler (1949) * Rolv Thesen, literature historian (1949) * Rolv Laache, historian and Wergeland biographer (1947) * Bjarne Aagaard, historian (1941) * Bernhard Færøyvik, kysthistorian (1938) * Ingjald Nissen, philosopher and psykolog (1938) * Olav Sannes, local historian mm (1934) * Idar Handagard, physician, botanist, avholdsagitator (1932) * Carsten E. Borchgrevink, Antarktisfarer and -historian (1929) * Ivar Mortensson-Egnund, theologian, author (1929) * Frederik Macody Lund, historian (1929) *

Otto Sverdrup Otto Neumann Knoph Sverdrup (31 October 1854, in Bindal, Helgeland – 26 November 1930) was a Norwegian sailor and Arctic explorer. Early and personal life He was born in Bindal as a son of farmer Ulrik Frederik Suhm Sverdrup (1833–1914) ...

, polfarer, som ''nasjonalgave'' (1926) * Alexander Seippel, bible translator (1923) * Axel Drolsum, librarian (1922) *

Albert Kjær Albert may refer to: Companies * Albert (supermarket), a supermarket chain in the Czech Republic * Albert Heijn, a supermarket chain in the Netherlands * Albert Market, a street market in The Gambia * Albert Productions, a record label * Alber ...

, stedsnavngransker (1922) *

Matti Aikio Matti Aikio ( se, Luhkkár Máhte Máhtte born Mathis Isaksen; 18 June 1872 in Karasjok – 25 July 1929 in Oslo) was a Norwegian Sami writer. He was one of the first Sami writers in Norway. Due to his excellent performance at the county school in ...

, author (1921) * Albert Joleik, local historian, redaktør (1921) * Halfdan Arneberg, folkeart historian (1921) * Gerhard Gran, literature historian (1920) * Just Qvigstad, samlet samisk språk and folkeminne (1920)

Appointed 1876-1919

* Anton Aure, bibliographer (1919). * Oluf Kolsrud, church historian (1919) * Thomas Parr, psykologi (1919) * Hans Reynolds, journalist, writer (1919) * Tov Flatin, local historian and folklorist (1918) * Thomas Georg Münster, entomologist (1918) * G.O. Sars, havforsker (1918) * Olai Skulerud, dialect researcher (1918) * Richard Eriksen, philosopher (1917) * Jon Laberg, local historian (1917) * Edvard Langset, folklorist (1917) * Anders Nummedal, arkeolog (1917) * Olaf Olafsen, theologian, culture historian (1917) * Jørgen Reitan, teacher, dialect researcher (1917) * Ole Knutsen Ødegaard, mayor, local historian (1917) * Torstein Høverstad, historian (1916) * Alexander Bugge, historian (1914) * Adolf Fonahn, historian of medicine, orientalist (1914) *

Torleiv Hannaas Torleiv Hannaas (; 14 July 1874 – 19 November 1929) was a Norwegian philologist. He was born in Hornnes as a son of farmers Thomas Nilsson Hannaas (1843–1915) and Anne Tolleivsdotter Vetrhus (1845–1944). In July 1906 he married teacher ...

, philologist, professor (1914) * Eugen Jørgensen, botanist (1914) * Torkell Mauland, folklorist (1914) *

Erik Vullum Erik Vullum (29 December 1850 – 14 March 1916) was a Norwegian journalist, writer and politician for the Liberal Party. Personal life He was born in Lund as a son of vicar Olaus Vullum (1812–1852) and his wife Ingeborg Krogness (1825–1926) ...

, journalist, public speaker (1914) *

Roald Amundsen Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen (, ; ; 16 July 1872 – ) was a Norwegian explorer of polar regions. He was a key figure of the period known as the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. Born in Borge, Østfold, Norway, Amundsen bega ...

, polfarer, som ''nasjonalgave'' (1913) * Kristian Birch-Reichenwald Aars, philosopher (1913) * Kristian Østberg, jurist and folklorist (1912) *

Lorens Berg Lorens Berg (January 18, 1862 – September 14, 1924) was a Norwegian teacher and local historian. Life Berg was born in Kodal, the son of Amund Andersen (1827–1868) and Anne Kristine Sørensdatter (1822–1870). He worked as a shepherd and ...

, folklorist (1911) * Jacob Aaland, local historian (1911) *

Ivar Kleiven Ivar Kleiven (10 July 1854 – 19 February 1934) was a Norway, Norwegian politician, historian and poet. He is most remembered as a collector of local folklore. Background Ivar Jakobsson Kleven was born in Vågå, Oppland. Kleven grew up on the sm ...

, folklorist, local historian (1909) *

Johan Meyer Johann Heinrich Casper Meyer (also known as Johan and John Henry Casper Meyer) (??-1901) was a Germans, German immigrant to Queensland and a Settler, pioneer of the Gold Coast, Queensland, Gold Coast region. Johan Meyer arrived in Australia fr ...

, folkeart historian (1909) * Steinar Schjøtt, ordbokredaktør (1909) * Sigurd Einbu, astronomer (1908) * Thorbjørn Frølich, theologian, samfunnsøkonom (1908) * Andreas Hansen, geolog and etnograf (1908) *

Georg Reiss Georg Michael Dødelein Reiss (August 12, 1861 – January 25, 1914) was a Norwegian lawyer, composer, and musicologist. In 1913 he became the first Norwegian to receive a doctorate on a music theory subject. Career Reiss was trained as a lawyer ...

, komponist, musikkhistorian (1908) * Søren Anton Sørensen, historian (1908) * Amund B. Larsen, dialektforsker (1901) * Catharinus Elling, folkemusikksamler (1899) * Olav Sande, folkemusikksamler (1899) * Ole Andreas Øverland, historian (1898) * Johannes Skar, folklorist (1897) * Andreas Aubert, art historian (1895) *

Jørgen Alexander Knudtzon Jørgen Alexander Knudtzon (9 September 1854 – 7 January 1917) was a Norwegian linguist and historian. He was a professor of Semitic Languages at the University of Oslo from 1907. Knudtzon was born in Trondheim, the son of consul Hans Nic ...

, assyriologist (1894) * Wilhelmine Brandt, genealogist (1893) *

Johannes Belsheim Johannes Engebretsen Belsheim (21 January 1829 – 15 July 1909) was a Norwegian teacher, priest, translator and biographer. Johannes Belsheim was born in the village of Thorpegardane at Vang in Oppland. He attended Asker Seminary in Aker ...

, theologian (1880) * Hans Ross, lexicographer (1877) * Johannes M. Norman, forester, botanist (1876)

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