Jakob Sverdrup (30 November 1919 – 5 December 1997) was a Norwegian historian.
Personal life
He was born in
Bergen
Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula o ...
as a son of the professor of religious studies
Georg Johan Sverdrup (1885–1951). He was a nephew of philologist
Jakob Sverdrup, a first cousin once removed of
Harald Ulrik Sverdrup and
Leif Sverdrup
Leif Johan Sverdrup CBE (11 January 1898 – 2 January 1976) was a Norwegian-born American civil engineer and general with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the first half of the 20th century. He is best known for his service in the Southwest ...
, a grandson of bishop and politician
Jakob Sverdrup, a great-grandson of
Harald Ulrik Sverdrup, Sr, a grandnephew of
Georg Sverdrup and
Edvard Sverdrup and a second cousin of
Harald Sverdrup.
Career
He started his career as a journalist, and became the editor of foreign news in ''
Arbeiderbladet
''Dagsavisen'' is a daily newspaper published in Oslo, Norway. The former party organ of the Norwegian Labour Party, the ties loosened over time from 1975 to 1999. It has borne several names, and was called ''Arbeiderbladet'' from 1923 to 1997. ...
''. He took the
dr.philos. degree in 1974 with the thesis ''Et statsmonopol blir til—Vinmonopolet frem til 1932''. He worked as a lecturer at the
University of Oslo
The University of Oslo ( no, Universitetet i Oslo; la, Universitas Osloensis) is a public research university located in Oslo, Norway. It is the highest ranked and oldest university in Norway. It is consistently ranked among the top universit ...
from 1963 and as assisting professor from 1983. From 1978 to 1989 he was the director of the
Norwegian Nobel Institute
The Norwegian Nobel Institute ( no, Det Norske Nobelinstitutt) is located in Oslo, Norway. The institute is located at Henrik Ibsen Street 51 in the center of the city. It is situated just by the side of the Royal Palace.
History
The institute ...
,
[ doubling as secretary of the Norwegian Nobel Committee.]
References
1919 births
1997 deaths
20th-century Norwegian historians
Academic staff of the University of Oslo
Writers from Bergen
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