Leif Johansen, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Leif Johansen

Norwegian economist

Date of Birth: 11-May-1930

Date of Death: 29-Dec-1982

Profession: politician, professor, economist

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Leif Johansen (11 May 1930 – 29 December 1982) was a Norwegian economist who made a substantial contribution to economic science. He was born in Eidsvoll.
Throughout his academic career Johansen was employed at the University of Oslo.
He was a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.
Johansen was a lifelong communist, a central board member of the Communist Party of Norway for twelve years, and was therefore never able to visit the United States, in spite of his many positions and contacts as a researcher.