Edvard Befring

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Edvard Befring, 1969

Edvard Befring (born 11 May 1936) is a Norwegian educationalist.

He was born in

Bislett stadion in June 1961 while representing IL Vestar.[2]

He took the

dr.philos. degree in 1972 with the thesis Ungdom i et bysamfunn. He has served as professor at Aarhus University from 1972 to 1976, rector of Statens spesiallærerhøgskole from 1976 to 1987 and professor from 1987 to 1991, lastly as professor at the University of Oslo from 1991 to his retirement.[3]

He led the committee that published the

He has been decorated as a Knight of the Order of the Falcon in 1990 and the Order of St. Olav in 2005.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Tangen, Reidun. "Edvard Befring". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
  2. ^ "Discus throw". Norwegian Athletics. Archived from the original on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  3. Store norske leksikon
    (in Norwegian). Retrieved 11 May 2013.
  4. ^ "Edvard Befring". Forvaltningsdatabasen (in Norwegian). Norwegian State Administration Database. Retrieved 16 July 2013.