Carl Johan Frederik Jakhelln (27 August 1914 – 25 April 1987) was a Norwegian diplomat and writer. He was born in

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, Belgium, as the son of jurist and diplomatist Johan Fredrik Winter Jakhelln. The family lived in five countries when Jakhelln was young, and he took his first higher education at Sorø Academy before moving to Norway. While a student at the University of Oslo, he was arrested for "spying" in 1941 during the German occupation of Norway. He was imprisoned at Møllergata 19 from 31 March to 28 June, and then in Grini concentration camp until November. He was then incarcerated in Sachsenhausen concentration camp until the war's end in May 1945. Here he led a social life with prisoners of several nationalities. He was known for making crossword puzzles, quizzes and other pastimes for fellow prisoners. After the war he issued the book ''3 fra Sachsenhausen'' ('Three From Sachsenhausen') in 1945, together with

August Lange Christian August Manthey Lange (28 April 1907 – 6 August 1970) was a Norwegian educator, non-fiction writer and cultural attaché. Personal life Lange was born in Kristiania, the son of politician and Nobel Laureate Christian Lous Lange (186 ...

and Olav Larssen, where his contribution was the chapter "Vinter i leiren" ('Winter in the Camp'). He also released the poetry collection ''Dikt fra Sachsenhausen'' ('Poems From Sachsenhausen'), together with

Olav Dalgard Olav Dalgard (June 19, 1898 – December 25, 1980) was a Norwegian literary and art historian, filmmaker, author and educator. Biography Dalgard was born Olaf Hanssen in Folldal, in Hedmark, Norway. From the age of three, he was raised at Oppdal ...

, Bjarne Aanesen and

Lars Magnus Moen Lars Magnus Moen (29 November 1885 – 22 April 1964) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party who served as Minister of Education and Church Affairs from 1948 to 1953. He also served in the Storting from 1928 to 1957, spanning 30 years. ...

. Jakhelln began working for the

Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs ( Norwegian (Bokmål): ''Det kongelige utenriksdepartement''; Norwegian (Nynorsk): ''Det kongelege utanriksdepartement'') is the foreign ministry of the Kingdom of Norway. It was established on June ...

in 1945. From 1948 to 1960 he worked for the United Nations in New York City, South Korea,

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and Togoland. He was then a counsellor at the Norwegian embassy in Denmark from 1960 to 1966, and then became consul-general in Marseille in 1966,

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in 1971 and Le Havre in 1975. He lived in L'Alfàs del Pi in the latter phase of his life, and died in 1987.

Bibliography

*''Dikt fra Sachsenhausen'' (1945). By Olav Dalgard, Bjarne Aanesen, Carl Jakhelln and Lars Moen. *''3 fra Sachsenhausen'' (1945). By Carl Jakhelln, August Lange, Olav Larssen and Waclaw Winiarski.

References

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