Rolf Jørgen Fuglesang
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Rolf Jørgen Fuglesang (31 January 1909, Fredrikstad – 25 November 1988) was a Norwegian secretary to the Nasjonal Samling government of Vidkun Quisling 1940–1941 and minister 1941–1942 and 1942–1945. He was also President of the Kulturting 1943–1945.
Fuglesang, educated in
strongholds,[citation needed] among others, due to his focus on Nazi race ideas
. Towards the end of the war, however, he was a figurehead of the opposition to the Germans inside NS.
During the legal purge in Norway after World War II, Fuglesang was sentenced to life imprisonment with forced labour for treason. He narrowly avoided execution when four out of seven judges voted for a life sentence. Fuglesang was released from prison in 1956.[1]
His daughter was married to art historian Per Jonas Nordhagen, a son of Rolf Nordhagen, for some time.[2]
See also
- The Norwegian Ministry of Culture and Enlightenment
References
- ^ Hans Fredrik Dahl i utdypende artikkel i SNL
- ^ Indahl, Trond. "Per Jonas Nordhagen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 26 December 2010.