Halvard Bjørkvik (9 October 1924 – 17 June 2021) was a Norwegian historian.

Career

He was born in

Finnøy Finnøy is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The island municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 2020 when it was merged into Stavanger Municipality. It was located in the traditional district of Ryfylke. The a ...

. He was manager of the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History from 1975, and was appointed

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at the

University of Oslo The University of Oslo (; ) is a public university, public research university located in Oslo, Norway. It is the List of oldest universities in continuous operation#Europe, oldest university in Norway. Originally named the Royal Frederick Univ ...

from 1984, promoted to professor in 1990. His research focused on the agrarian history. He was decorated with the

King's Medal of Merit The King's Medal of Merit (Norwegian: ''Kongens fortjenstmedalje'') is a Norwegian award. It was instituted in 1908 to reward meritorious achievements in the fields of art, science, business, and public service. It is divided in two classes: gold ...

in gold in 2006.

Selected publications

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Death

He died in June 2021 at the age of 96.

References

1924 births 2021 deaths People from Finnøy 20th-century Norwegian historians Historians of agriculture Academic staff of the University of Oslo Recipients of the King's Medal of Merit in gold {{Norway-historian-stub