Hans Try (1934–1990) was a

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archivist and historian. He hailed from

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. He started as an

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, but later took the cand.philol. degree in history. He worked in the National Archival Services branch in Kristiansand from 1975. His main work was ''To kulturer - en stat. 1851-1884'', volume eleven of the overview of Norwegian history, ''Norges historie'', published by

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and edited by

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. He was a deputy board member of the Norwegian Institute of Local History from 1986 to 1989 and of the State Museum Council from 1987 to 1990. He died in 1990.

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1934 births 1990 deaths People from Søgne 20th-century Norwegian historians Norwegian archivists {{Norway-historian-stub