Toralv Øksnevad
Toralv Øksnevad | |
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Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, BBC | |
Relatives | Reidar Øksnevad (brother) Arne Skouen (son-in-law) Synne Skouen (granddaughter) |
Toralv Øksnevad (13 January 1891 – 31 July 1975) was a
Personal life
Øksnevad was born in Høyland, a son of teacher Arnt Øksnevad and Kirsten Torine Folkvord, and was a brother of librarian Reidar Øksnevad. His daughter married journalist and film director Arne Skouen, and he was a grandfather of composer Synne Skouen. He died in Oslo in 1975.[3]
Journalist career
Øksnevad was a journalist for
He started working for the
Øksnevad cooperated very closely with Prime Minister-in-exile Johan Nygaardsvold, and wrote his speeches on occasions. He was on less good terms with Minister of Foreign Affairs Halvdan Koht.[7]
From 1945 he worked for NRK in Oslo, as a program editor, and from 1946 to 1961 as editor of foreign affairs.
Political career
Øksnevad was chairman for the
Books
- Det lå i luften (1946)
- Norges fiskerigrense (1952)
- Joh. Ludw. Mowinckel (1963)
References
- ^ a b c
ISBN 82-02-14138-9. Archived from the originalon 24 July 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2008.
- ISBN 82-02-14138-9. Archived from the originalon 1 March 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2008.
- ^ Dahl, Hans Fredrik. "Toralv Øksnevad". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- ^ Store norske leksikon(in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- ISBN 82-02-03929-0.
- ^ Dahl, 1978: p. 159
- ^ Dahl, 1978: p. 201
- ^ "Stortingets sammensetning – Venstre, 1931-33" (in Norwegian). Samfunnsveven. Retrieved 19 November 2008.
- ^ "Representanter og suppleanter i perioden 1954-57 (V)" (in Norwegian). NSD. Retrieved 19 November 2008.
- ^ "Norges Offisielle Statistikk. XI. 13. Stortingsvalget 1949" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistics Norway.