The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters is a learned society based in Oslo, Norway. Its purpose is to support the advancement of science and scholarship in Norway.
Odd Gleditsch Sr. was a Norwegian business entrepreneur. The founder of the paint company Jotun. He was CEO of the company from 1926 to 1967.
Stein Mehren was a Norwegian poet, essayist and playwright. He made his literary debut as poet with Gjennom stillheten en natt (1960). He wrote more than fifty books, mainly poetry.
Events in the year 2009 in Norway.
Arne B. Mollén was a Norwegian sports official.
Johan Aschehoug Kiær was a Norwegian paleontologist and geologist.
Klassekampen was a Norwegian newspaper. It was established in 1909 as an organ for the youth movement of the Norwegian Labour Party, Norges socialdemokratiske ungdomsforbund. Its editor-in-chief from 1911 to 1921 was Eugène Olaussen.
Jørgen Arthur Mathiesen was a Norwegian landowner and businessperson in the forestry sector.
Liv Dommersnes was a Norwegian actress and reciter of poetry. She was a member of group that founded Studioteatret in 1945.
Events in the year 2010 in Norway.
Johan Christian Schreiner was a Norwegian historian. He was a professor at the University of Oslo, and his speciality was the Middle Ages.
Clarté was a socialist and pacifist organisation in Norway.
Jørn Ording was a Norwegian actor, theatre instructor and screenwriter.
Arne Nygård-Nilssen was a Norwegian art historian, publicist and magazine editor.
Anton Barth von der Lippe was a Norwegian whaler.
Haaken Severin Mathiesen was a Norwegian landowner and businessperson in the forestry sector.
Mogens Thorsen was a Norwegian shipowner and philanthropist.
Roar Hauglid was a Norwegian art historian, antiquarian and publicist.
Anders Bugge was a Norwegian theologist and art historian.
