Dag Coward (1910–2000) was a Norwegian
economist
An economist is a professional and practitioner in the social science discipline of economics.
The individual may also study, develop, and apply theories and concepts from economics and write about economic policy. Within this field there are ...
who served as the fourth rector of the
Norwegian School of Economics
The Norwegian School of Economics ( no, Norges Handelshøyskole) or NHH is a business school situated in Bergen, Norway. It was founded in 1936 as Norway's first business school and is a leading teaching and research institution in the fields of ...
(NHH) from 1964-1972.
Born in
Kristiansand
Kristiansand is a seaside resort city and Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Agder county, Norway. The city is the fifth-largest and the municipality the sixth-largest in Norway, with a population of around 112,000 as of January 2020, f ...
he studied at the
University of Oslo
The University of Oslo ( no, Universitetet i Oslo; la, Universitas Osloensis) is a public research university located in Oslo, Norway. It is the highest ranked and oldest university in Norway. It is consistently ranked among the top univers ...
, where he took the economics exam in 1931.
He was appointed
Knight of the Order of St. Olav.
References
1910 births
2000 deaths
University of Oslo alumni
Norwegian School of Economics faculty
Rectors of the Norwegian School of Economics
People from Kristiansand
20th-century Norwegian economists
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