Alf Nicolay Dannevig (1 May 1886 – 12 September 1960) was a Norwegian marine biologist who specialized on fish, and a local politician. He was the son of sea captain

Gunder Mathiesen Dannevig Gunder is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name: *Andre Gunder Frank (1929–2005), German-American economic historian and sociologist * Gunder Anton Johannesen Jahren (1858–1933), the Norwegian Ministe ...

, and the father of writer

Birger Dannevig Birger Dannevig (24 December 1921 – 23 May 1998) was a Norwegian journalist and historian. Biography Dannevig was born in Arendal as the son of Alf Nicolay Dannevig and Sofie Marie Knudsen. He published a total of 54 books, mainly on the his ...

. He managed the

hatchery A hatchery is a facility where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions, especially those of fish, poultry or even turtles. It may be used for ''ex situ'' conservation purposes, i.e. to breed rare or endangered species under controlled ...

Flødevigen Utklekningsanstalt from 1911 to 1956. His research included cod, salmon, trout, cultivation of lobster, and the marine biology of

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. He served as Mayor of

Hisøy Hisøy (historically: ''Hisø'') is a former municipality in the old Aust-Agder county in Norway. The municipality existed from 1881 until 1992 when it was merged into the municipality of Arendal in what is now Agder county. At the time of i ...

in 1945 and from 1948 to 1960.

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1886 births 1960 deaths People from Arendal 20th-century Norwegian zoologists Norwegian marine biologists University of Oslo alumni Mayors of places in Aust-Agder {{Norway-scientist-stub