Olav Njølstad
Norwegian historian, biographer and novelist
Olav Njølstad (born 1 March 1957) is a Norwegian historian, biographer and novelist. He is director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute.
Literary background
As a novelist he made his literary debut in 2003 with the thriller Mannen med oksehjertet, and wrote the novel Brennofferet in 2005.[1]
His biography of resistance leader, government minister and lawyer Jens Christian Hauge (Jens Chr. Hauge – fullt og helt from 2008) was well received by the critics.[2][3]
Selected works
- Kunnskap om våpen: forsvarets forskningsinstitutt 1946 – 1975 (1997) (With Olav Wicken)
- Strålende forskning: Institutt for energiteknikk 1948 – 1998 (1999)
- War and Peace in the 20th Century and Beyond (edited with Geir Lundestad, 2002)
- Mannen med oksehjertet (thriller, 2003)
- Brennofferet (novel, 2005)
- Norske nobelprisvinnere: fra Bjørnson til Kydland (2005)
- Jens Chr. Hauge – fullt og helt (biography, 2008)
References
- ^ "Olav Njølstad" (in Norwegian). Gyldendal Norsk Forlag. Retrieved 6 November 2009.
- ^ Lahlum, Hans Olav (29 November 2008). "Jens Chr. Hauge av Olav Njølstad. Årets største, dyreste - og beste!". Bokavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 November 2009.
- ^ Berglund, Nina. "National hero led double life". Aftenposten. Archived from the original on 18 October 2008. Retrieved 6 November 2009.
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Members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee
- Jørgen Løvland (1901–21)
- Fredrik Stang (1922–40)
- Gunnar Jahn (1941–66)
- Bernt Ingvaldsen (1967)
- Aase Lionæs (1968–78)
- John Sanness (1979–81)
- Egil Aarvik (1982–89)
- Gidske Anderson (1990)
- Francis Sejersted (1991–99)
- Gunnar Berge (2000–02)
- Ole Danbolt Mjøs (2002–08)
- Thorbjørn Jagland (2009–15)
- Kaci Kullmann Five (2015–2017)
- Berit Reiss-Andersen (2017–2023)
- Jørgen Watne Frydnes (2024–)
- Løvland (1901–21)
- Lund (1901–12)
- Bjørnson (1901–06)
- Steen (1901–04)
- Horst (1901–30)
- Carl Berner (1905–18)
- Hagerup (1907–20)
- Hanssen (1913–39)
- Koht (1918–42)
- Stang (1921–40)
- Konow (1922–24)
- Knudsen (1924)
- Mowinckel (1925–36)
- Thallaug (1931–33)
- Lange (1934–39)
- Jahn (1938–66)
- Braadland (1938–48)
- Vassbotn (1938–39)
- Hambro (1940–63)
- Tranmæl (1940–63)
- Lange (1945–48)
- Oftedal (1946–47)
- Ingebretsen (1946)
- Lionæs (1949–78)
- Natvig-Pedersen (1964–66)
- Langhelle (1964–67)
- Lyng (1964–65)
- Wikborg (1965–69)
- Ingvaldsen (1967–75)
- Refsum (1967–72)
- Rognlien (1967–73)
- Sanness (1970–81)
- Hovdhaugen (1973)
- Aarvik (1974–89)
- Haugeland (1974–84)
- Lindebrække (1976–81)
- Germeten (1979–84)
- Anderson (1982–93)
- Sejersted (1982–99)
- Nordli (1985–96)
- Stålsett (1985–2002)
- Sandegren (1990–96)
- Kristiansen (1991–94)
- Kvanmo (1991–2002)
- Rønbeck (1994–2011)
- Berge (1997–2002)
- Kostøl (1997)
- Ytterhorn (2000–2017)
- Mjøs (2003–08)
- Furre (2003–08)
- Five (2003–2017)
- Jagland (2009–2020)
- Valle (2009–14)
- Reiss-Andersen (2011–2023)
- Syse (2015–2020)
- Enger (2018–)
- Toje (2018–)
- Clemet (2021–)
- Frydnes (2021–)
- Larsen (2024–)
- Christian Lous Lange (1901–09)
- Ragnvald Moe (1910–45)
- August Schou (1946–73)
- Tim Greve (1974–77)
- Jakob Sverdrup (1978–89)
- Geir Lundestad (1990–2015)
- Olav Njølstad (2015–)
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