Hjalmar Steenstrup
Hjalmar Steenstrup | |
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| Born | 11 October 1890 |
| Died | 18 December 1945 (aged 55) |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Occupation | Insurance agent |
| Employer | Samtrygd |
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Hjalmar Steenstrup (11 October 1890 – 18 December 1945) was a Norwegian insurance agent, and Milorg pioneer and intelligence agent during World War II.
Personal life
Steenstrup was born in
Peter Steenstrup, and a nephew of Johan Brun and brother-in-law of Gunnar Isachsen. He married Eva Glatved Martens (1896–1976) in August 1916 in Alversund.[1]
Career
Steenstrup worked for and later managed the insurance company Det norske gjensidige Skogbrandforsikringsselskab. He was co-founder and manager of the insurance association Samtrygd Gjensidig Norsk Forsikringsforening.[1] He issued the book Hvem er hvem? (lit. "Who is Who?") for 1930, 1934 and 1938, and wrote journal articles on insurance matters as well as on language politics.[2] He had been a co-founder of Riksmålsvernet in 1919.[1]
World War II
During the
Nuremberg Trials.[3] He participated at preparations for the Nuremberg Trials in Germany in December 1945. On the return from Germany to Oslo he died in a plane crash,[1] the Voksenkollen accident
].
References
- ^ a b c d e Døving, Inger. "Hjalmar Steenstrup". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 14 December 2009.
- Store norske leksikon(in Norwegian). 2007. Retrieved 14 December 2009.
- ^ ISBN 82-02-14138-9. Archived from the originalon 5 January 2010. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
- ^ Giertsen, Børre G. (1946). "12850. Steenstrup, Hjalmar". Norsk fangeleksikon. Grinifangene. Oslo: Cappelen. p. 455.
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