Terje Baalsrud
Terje Baalsrud (9 May 1914 – 17 March 2003) was a Norwegian newspaper editor.
He was born in
cand.oecon. degree, and was further promoted to editor-in-chief in 1939. The newspaper went defunct in 1940, but Baalsrud moved on to Tidens Tegn where he was foreign affairs editor until that newspaper's demise in 1941.[1] He was given the Defence Medal 1940–1945 for resistance during the German occupation of Norway.[2]
Except for a short time as secretary in the
Baltic countries, as well as defence policy. He was active in Norges Forsvarsforening.[1]
He became acting editor-in-chief of Norges Handels- og Sjøfartstidende in 1961, and then served as chief editor from 1962 to 1978.[3] Baalsrud continued writing after his official retirement, and released several books,[2] among others for the Institutt for Forsvarsopplysning.[4]
Baalsrud held the Order of the Estonian National Council and was a Commander of the Order of the Lion of Finland.[2] In 1938, he was married to Ellen Miøen Ellen Miøen (1913–2002), He died in March 2003 in Oslo.[5]
References
- ^ a b Bonde, Arne. "Terje Baalsrud". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 23 August 2009.
- ^ a b c Korme, Oddvar (24 March 2003). "Terje Baalsrud (obituary)". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 19.
- Store norske leksikon(in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 23 August 2009.
- ^ Entry for his book Politikken mot forsvaret in BIBSYS
- ^ "Terje Baalsrud". lokalhistoriewiki.no. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
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