Francis Sejersted#
| Sadly, this member passed away. | |
| Membership Number: | 236 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | HISTORY & ARCHAEOLOGY |
| Elected: | 1989 |
| Main Country of Residence: | NORWAY |
Francis Sejersted passed away August 25, 2015.
Positions Held
- 1996 - 1999 Chairman of the Commission of Free Speech
- 1988 - 1998 Director of the Center for Technology and Human Values at the University of Oslo
- 1983 - 1988 Chairman of Forskningspolitisk Råd
- 1973 - 1998 Professor of Social and Economic History at the University of Oslo
- 1973 Doctorate at the University of Oslo
- 1971 - 1973 Docent of History at the University of Oslo
Fields of Scholarship
- Economical, technological and political history of Scandinavian countries between the Napoleonic Wars and World War II
Honours and Awards
- 1999 Honorary Doctor at the University of Linköping, Sweden
- 1991 - 1999 Chairman of Norwegian Nobel Committee
- 1982 - 1999 Member of Norwegian Nobel Committee
- Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav
- Denmark's Order of the Dannebrog
- Sweden's Order of the Polar Star
