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Click
on icon above to enter the central web-server for the government
of the Kingdom of Norway — a comprehensive and informative
site. Some of the biographies included here are derived from that
site. Biographies to be found there and not reproduced here are
those of Norway's royal
family. Odin's biographies are among articles on various subjects
provided by the Minister of Foreign Affairs' Articles
Service.
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Norway
Daily, daily news bulletin culled from major Norwegian newspapers
by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Though government-run, it
is not a propoganda organ. For example, one article from May 8,
1998, from the newspaper, Dagbladet, is headed, “Government
of Wimps.”
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Michael G. Landmark Sr. provides biographies of “Famous Norwegians”
on his website, preceded by a discussion of Norwegian Independence Day
and origins of the Norwegian language. Biographies include those of
“C. J. Hambro — The Jew who saved Norway,” “Wenche
Foss — Primadonna of The National Theatre,” “I. C. Dahl
— First and Foremost Painter of Norwegian Landscapes,” and
“Hans Nielsen — Hauge Norwegian freethinker.” Several
others are also profiled.
“Enshrinees” include, in addition to some of
those listed on this page, actors (and brothers) James Arness and Peter
Graves, director George Hanson, Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey, Sen.
Henry “Scoop” Jackson, jurist Earl Johnson Jr., actor John Lund, actor
E.G. Marshall, immigration pioneer Cleng Peerson, boxer Pete Sanstol,
educator/theologian John P. Tandberg, and mail carrier-on-skiis John A.
“Snoeshoes” Thompson.
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of a jovial Los Angeles-based group of lawyers and judges. Meets
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