Axel Sømme
Axel Sømme | |
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Born | Stavanger, Norway | 19 April 1899
Died | 14 July 1991 | (aged 92)
Nationality | Norwegian |
Alma mater | University of Oslo |
Occupation(s) | Educator, economist and geographer, magazine editor and newspaper editor |
Employer | Norwegian School of Economics |
Axel Christian Zetlitz Sømme (19 April 1899 – 14 July 1991) was a Norwegian educator, economist and geographer. During the 1920s, he was a political activist, magazine editor and newspaper editor.[1]
Biography
He was born in Stavanger, Norway. His parents were Andreas Sømme (1849–1937) and Maren Sophie Berner (1858–1946). His father was a shipowner who was a grandson of Jacob Kielland (1788–1863), one of the largest merchants in Stavanger. His uncle, Jacob Kielland Sømme (1862–1950), was a noted artist.[2][3]
He attended
Between 1927 and 1929, he completed secondary studies in economics at
Among his most important scientific works was Jordbrukets geografi i Norge which was published in two volumes (J.W. Eides Forlag, 1949 and 1954).[8][1][9]
Personal life
He was married twice. In 1927 he married Gabrielle Kielland Holst (1899–1952), the marriage dissolved in 1939. In 1945, he married Johanne Wilhelmine Barclay Nitter (1904–1999). Axel Sømme died during 1991 in Bergen, Norway.[1]
Selected works
- Verdensøkonomiens pulsårer, 1931
- Skogen i Norge. Med et tillegg om treforedlingsindustrien, 1932
- En norsk 3-årsplan. Veien frem til en socialistisk planøkonomi i Norge (with Ole Colbjørnsen), 1933
- Jordbruket i Norge, 1933
- Fiskernes vei til bedre kår, 1935
- Varer og veier i verdenshandelen i mellomkrigstiden (with Tore Ouren), 1948
- Fjellbygd og feriefjell, 1965
References
- ^ a b c d Kjeldstadli, Knut. "Axel Sømme". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
- ^ Jon Gunnar Arntzen. "Kielland". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ^ Tore Kirkholt. "Jacob Kielland Sømme". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ISBN 978-82-15-01604-7.
- ISBN 82-10-02753-0.
- ^ "La Lorraine Metallurgique. By Axel Sömme". Cambridge University Press. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ^ "Nordisk folkehøyskole i Genève". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ^ "Jordbrukets geografi i Norge". Nasjonalbiblioteket. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- Store norske leksikon(in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 9 December 2011.