Trygve Lange-Nielsen

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Trygve Lange-Nielsen (9 July 1921 – 18 April 2014) was a Norwegian barrister and judge.

He was born in Kristiania[1] as a son of Fredrik Lange-Nielsen (1891–1980) and Laura Stang Lund (1893–1961). He was a maternal grandson of Fredrik Stang Lund. In 1953 he married Sissel Herlofson.[2][3]

He

Oslo City Court from 1991 to 1995.[1]

His special fields included

tort law, in which he lectured at the University of Oslo.[1] He did however become better known for unveiling and overturning miscarriage of justice cases, an endeavor to which he dedicated his later life.[4]

Lange-Nielsen also chaired the Norwegian Association of Lawyers from 1971 to 1975. He resided in Skarpsno.[1] He died in April 2014 in Oslo, following three weeks of illness.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Trygve Lange-Nielsen 75 år 9. juli" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 26 June 1996.
  2. ^ Døving, Inger. "Fredrik Lange-Nielsen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  3. ^ Jor, Finn. "Sissel Lange-Nielsen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Trygve Lange-Nielsen er død" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 20 April 2014.