Thorleif Schjelderup
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Nationality | Norwegian | |||||||||||
Born | Oslo, Norway | 20 January 1920|||||||||||
Died | 28 May 2006 Oslo, Norway | (aged 86)|||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Author, skier | |||||||||||
Spouse(s) | Sossen Krohg Anne Brown | |||||||||||
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Sport | Ski jumping | |||||||||||
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Thorleif Schjelderup (20 January 1920 – 28 May 2006) was a Norwegian ski jumper, author and environmentalist.
He was born to
Besides ski jumping Schjelderup was known as an author, photographer and environmentalist who traveled around the country to promote outdoor activities. He published 10 books, mostly about ski jumping and nature, including the first Norwegian textbook on environmentalism for the elementary school in 1973.[3]
Schjelderup was married to the Norwegian actress and playwright Sossen Krohg from 1942 to 1947. In 1948 he met the African-American singer Anne Brown. She moved with him to Oslo where the couple eventually married.[2] After their separation in 1969 he lived with the musical actress and singer Ranveig Eckhoff until 1985, and for several years they stayed in Stockholm.[3]
References
- ^ "Schjelderup, Thorleif". Aschehoug og Gyldendals Store norske leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget. 2007.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b Genealogy (vestraat.net)
- ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Thorleif Schjelderup". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
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