Rasmus Johannes Mork (19 January 1896 – 23 May 1974) was a Norwegian economist and administrator. He took the

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 ...

degree in 1920, lectured at

Norges landbrukshøgskole The Norwegian University of Life Sciences ( no, Norges miljø- og biovitenskapelige universitet, NMBU) is a public university located in Ås, Norway. It is located at Ås in Viken, near Oslo, and at Adamstuen in Oslo and has around 5,200 ...

from 1921, was appointed professor of dairy economics from 1945 to 1962, and served as rector from 1946 to 1953. He was a member of the Administrative Council in 1940, as head of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food. He was decorated Commander 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 1951. He died in 1974.Headstone
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1896 births 1974 deaths People from Ørsta Norwegian people of World War II Norwegian economists University of Oslo alumni Academic staff of the Norwegian College of Agriculture Rectors of the Norwegian University of Life Sciences Commanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany {{norway-academic-bio-stub