Francis Sejersted

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Francis Sejersted
Francis Sejersted c. 2009
Born(1936-02-08)8 February 1936
Oslo, Norway
Died25 August 2015(2015-08-25) (aged 79)
Oslo, Norway
OccupationProfessor

Francis Sejersted (8 February 1936 – 25 August 2015) was a Norwegian history professor and the chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee (which awards the Nobel Peace Prize) from 1991 until 1995.[1][2]

Early life

Sejersted was born in

Conservative Party of Norway
, a party with which he remained affiliated.

Career

From 1971 to 1973 Sejersted served as

Institute for Social Research.[3] As a historian, Sejersted's field of expertise was the economical, technological and political history of Scandinavian countries between the Napoleonic Wars and World War II. From 1971 to 1975 he was editor of Historisk Tidsskrift ("Historical Review") and since 1984 served as co-editor of Nytt norsk tidsskrift
.

Sejersted was a member of the board at the Institute for Comparative Cultural Studies 1974–1982 and at the Norwegian Research Council for Basic Research 1980-1983 as well as chairman of the Norwegian Science Policy Council 1984–1988.

Sejersted was a member of the Norwegian Nobel Committee (which awards the Nobel Peace Prize) from 1982 to 1999, and from 1991 to 1995 was its chairman.[1] From 1990 to 1999 he also was board member of the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm. From 1996 to 1996 he chaired the governmental Freedom of Expression Commission in Norway and became chairman of The Freedom of Expression Foundation in 2000.

In 1985 he entered the

Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav, of Denmark's Order of the Dannebrog and of Sweden's Order of the Polar Star
.

Death

Sejersted suffered a long

illness and died on 25 August 2015 in Oslo, aged 79.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Bio: Francis Sejersted". Nobel Foundation. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
  2. ^ ABC News. "Sejersted, Former Head of Nobel Peace Prize Committee Dies". ABC News.
  3. ^ a b "CV of Francis Sejersted". Nobel Foundation. Archived from the original on 21 August 2008. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
  4. ^ Khan, Shah (25 August 2015). "Death of Nobel committee head who honoured Mandela". Chairman. Oslo: AFP. Norwegian News Agency. p. 1. Retrieved 25 August 2015.

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