Atle Thowsen

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Atle Thowsen (born 24 November 1940) [1] is a historian and the Director of the Bergen Maritime Museum [2] and served as president of the International Commission for Maritime History from 2000 to 2005.

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Early life and education

Born in 1940, Thowsen graduated from the University of Bergen in 1964 and received his doctor of philosophy degree in 1984 with a thesis on the shipping history of Bergen, 1914–1939.

Career

Having worked at the Bergens Sjøfartsmuseum since 1964, being promoted to Associate Professor in 1968, he became the director of the museum and the Norsk sjøfartshistorisk forskningsfond in 1993. In addition, he is editor of Sjøfartshistorisk Årbok.

He contributed to the encyclopedia Norsk krigsleksikon 1940-45 , where he wrote articles related to the Norwegian merchant fleet, Nortraship and naval ships. [3] [4] [5]

Published works

In addition, he has contributed to

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References

  1. Dahl; Hjeltnes; Nøkleby; Ringdal; Sørensen, eds. (1995). "Forfatteroversikt". Norsk krigsleksikon 1940-45 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Cappelen. p. 467. ISBN   82-02-14138-9. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
  2. "Personale". Bergens Sjøfartsmuseum. Archived from the original on 5 December 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
  3. Thowsen, Atle (1995). "Handelsflåten". In Dahl; Hjeltnes; Nøkleby; Ringdal; Sørensen (eds.). Norsk krigsleksikon 1940-45 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Cappelen. p. 157. ISBN   82-02-14138-9. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
  4. Thowsen, Atle (1995). "Nortraship". In Dahl; Hjeltnes; Nøkleby; Ringdal; Sørensen (eds.). Norsk krigsleksikon 1940-45 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Cappelen. pp. 302–303. ISBN   82-02-14138-9. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
  5. Thowsen, Atle (1995). "Marinens fartøyer". In Dahl; Hjeltnes; Nøkleby; Ringdal; Sørensen (eds.). Norsk krigsleksikon 1940-45 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Cappelen. p. 264. ISBN   82-02-14138-9. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2011.