Rolf Juell Gleditsch (30 November 1892 – 13 January 1984) was a Norwegian painter. He was born in

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. He was a second cousin of

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Henry Gleditsch Henry Cochrane Williamsen Gleditsch (9 November 1902 – 6 October 1942) was a Norwegian actor and theatre director. He was born in Kristiania. In his young days he participated in skiing for SFK Lyn. He married Synnøve Tanvik in 1932. He ...

, and a first cousin once removed of

Kristen Gran Gleditsch Kristen Gran Gleditsch (1867–1946) was a Norwegian military officer and topographer. Biography Kristen Gran Gleditsch was born in Overhalla as a son of dean Lars August Gleditsch (1814–1886). He was a brother of bishop Jens Gran Gleditsch ...

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Jens Gran Gleditsch Jens Gran Gleditsch (1860–1931) was a Norwegian bishop and theologian. He was a brother of Kristen Gran Gleditsch. Gleditsch was born on 6 December 1860 in Voss, Søndre Bergenhus, Norway. He received his cand.theol. degree in 1883 from the ...

. He studied in

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from 1910 to 1913 and in Paris under Othon Friesz from 1919 to 1920. His main style was landscape paintings. He is represented in the

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1892 births 1984 deaths 20th-century Norwegian painters Norwegian expatriates in Sweden Norwegian expatriates in France {{Norway-painter-stub