Sverre Holm (sociologist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Sverre Holm (sociologist)

Novelist and sociologist

Date of Birth: 14-May-1910

Place of Birth: Harstad, Northern Norway, Norway

Date of Death: 23-Aug-1996

Profession: librarian, sociologist

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Sverre Holm (sociologist)

  • Sverre Holm (14 May 1910 – 23 August 1996) was a Norwegian librarian, novelist, resistance member and sociologist.
  • He was born in Harstad. Holm published the novel Stor konsert in 1938.
  • In 1940 he helped evacuate the Norwegian gold reserves after the German attack on Norway.
  • He later joined the resistance movement, and was incarcerated in Møllergata 19 in Oslo from December 1944 to May 1945.
  • He was appointed professor at the University of Oslo from 1949, the first professor of Sociology in Norway, and held this position until his retirement in 1980.

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