Einar Høigård, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Einar Høigård

Norwegian librarian and philologist

Date of Birth: 18-Oct-1907

Place of Birth: Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway

Date of Death: 25-Nov-1943

Profession: librarian, philologist

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Einar Musæus Høigård (18 October 1907 – 25 November 1943) was a Norwegian educator and civil resistance member.
He was born Stavanger, the son of Jonas Bernhard Høigård and Caroline Hansine Musæus.
Among his works is a dissertation on Henrik Anker Bjerregaard from 1934 and a monography on the history of Oslo Cathedral School from 1942.
During the German occupation of Norway he played a central role in the teachers' resistance against Nazification of schools and youth organizations.
He was arrested in 1943, and committed suicide during interrogation.