Thor Falkanger (born 29 September 1934) is a retired Norwegian professor of law. He was born in

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as a son of district stipendiary magistrate Aage Thor Falkanger, Sr. (1902–1981) and Haldis Brun (1911–1988). He grew up in

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, and took the

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degree at the

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in 1958. He took the

dr.juris The Juris Doctor (J.D. or JD), also known as Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D., JD, D.Jur., or DJur), is a graduate-entry professional degree in law and one of several Doctor of Law degrees. The J.D. is the standard degree obtained to practice law ...

degree in 1968 on the thesis ''Leie av skib''. It was printed in the journal ''Arkiv for Sjørett'' in 1969, and Falkanger edited this journal from 1970 to 1982. In 1970 he was also appointed professor of jurisprudence at the University of Oslo. He retired in 2004. He has been a member of the

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since 1980. He resides at Høvik Verk.

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1934 births Living people Norwegian legal scholars University of Oslo alumni Academic staff of the Faculty of Law, University of Oslo People from Flekkefjord Members of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Members of the Norwegian Academy {{Norway-academic-bio-stub