Knut Tvedt

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Knut Tvedt (27 September 1906 – 30 September 1989) was a

Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation
from 1946 to 1948.

Early life and education

Tvedt was born in

cand.jur. degree.[2]

Career

After graduating he worked as a lawyer in

Second World War, when he maintained his own law firm in Oslo. Tvedt married Rannveig Marie Heen (1913–2008) on 11 November 1941.[2]

After the war, Tvedt became chief secretary for NRK, and in 1946 he was appointed acting chief executive (later director-general) of the same corporation. In 1948,

state enterprises in Norway, among them Norsk Tipping and Norsk Spisevognselskap. He was also a board member of Filharmonisk Selskap and Aschehoug.[1]

When Fostervoll retired in 1962, Tvedt applied for the director-general position.

Government decided to appoint Ustvedt to director-general.[2] The right-wing press criticised the appointment, arguing that it was done on political grounds.[3]

Tvedt then left the NRK, and tried to make success as a barrister in Oslo. He also became juridical consultant of the music copyright company TONO, and, in 1965, the company's chief executive.[1][4] He stayed in the company until his retirement in 1977. Tvedt died on 30 September 1989 in Oslo, and was cremated at Vestre gravlund on 9 October.[5]

Honours

In 1960, Tvedt was decorated as a Knight, First Class of the

St. Hallvard's Medal.[4] He was also appointed honorary member of the Norwegian Society of Composers and the Norwegian Union for Stage Directors.[2]

Selected works

References

  1. ^ , retrieved 1 April 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Dahl, Hans Fredrik (2005), "Knut Tvedt", in Helle, Knut (ed.), Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian), Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget, retrieved 1 April 2011.
  3. ^ a b Dahl, Hans Fredrik (2005), "Hans Jacob Ustvedt", in Helle, Knut (ed.), Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian), Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget, retrieved 1 April 2011.
  4. ^ a b c Knut Tvedt død (in Norwegian), Norwegian News Agency, 2 October 1989.
  5. ^ "Knut Tvedt bisatt", Aftenposten (in Norwegian), 10 October 1989.