Fartein Valen-Sendstad

Fartein Valen-Sendstad (15 June 1918 – 13 February 1984) was a Norwegian historian and museologist. He served as Director of Maihaugen in Lillehammer, Norway.

Fartein Valen-Sendstad
Born(1918-06-15)15 June 1918
Kristiania, Norway
Died13 February 1984(1984-02-13) (aged 65)
NationalityNorwegian
Occupation(s)historian and museologist
Known forDirector of Maihaugen in Lillehammer, Norway
Notable workGudbrandsdalen gjennom tidene

He was born 15 June 1918 in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway. He attended Oslo Cathedral School and the University of Oslo cand.philol. (1947); PhD. (1965). He worked as curator of the Sandvig Collection at Maihaugen in Lillehammer from 1949. In 1964 he succeeded Sigurd Grieg as museum administrator. He also lectured at the Norges Landbrukshøgskole in Akershus.[1] [2]

He published the three-volume series Gudbrandsdalen gjennom tidene in cooperation with Sigurd Grieg. His main research contribution was on the history of agriculture in Norway.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ Anne-Sofie Hjemdahl. "Maihaugen". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  2. ^ Bergljot Solberg. "Sigurd Grieg". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  3. ^ Hosar, Kåre. "Fartein Valen-Sendstad". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
  4. ^ "Fartein Valen-Sendstad". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 5 November 2011.