Carl Bødtker
Carl Fredrik Johannes Bødtker (19 May 1886 – 5 February 1980) was a Norwegian engineer and radio personality.
Early and personal life
He was born at Oscarsborg Fortress as a son of Major General Carl Fredrik Johannes Bødtker (1851–1928) and Karen Agathe Falck (1852–1932).[1] He was the brother of banker and art collector Johannes Sejersted Bødtker, a nephew of log driving manager Ragnvald Bødtker and County Governor Eivind Bødtker and a second cousin of theatre critic Sigurd Bødtker and chemist Eyvind Bødtker.[2]
Bødtker first followed in his father's footsteps, taking education as a
Media career
An avid
In 1940 Norway was
As a part of the legal purge he was sentenced for Nazi collaboration. However, after a while it became clear that he had worked to help the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation through a difficult time, and tried to resist Nazi German attempts of monetary exploitation of the company.[1] Also his brother Johannes was imprisoned during the last years of the war.[6] Nonetheless Bødtker maintained a low profile for the rest of his life and died in February 1980 in Ådal.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Dahl, Hans Fredrik. "Carl Bødtker". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 18 May 2009.
- Store norske leksikon(in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 27 April 2009.
- Store norske leksikon(in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 18 May 2009.
- ISBN 82-00-02785-6.
- ^ Dahl, 1991: p. 202
- ^ Arntzen, Jon Gunnar. "Johannes Sejersted Bødtker". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 26 April 2009.