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Jon Bing (30 April 1944 – 14 January 2014) was a Norwegian
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at the Norwegian Research Center for Computers and Law (NRCCL), and the Faculty of Law at the
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. Bing was considered a pioneer in international IT and information law. He held honorary doctorates from the
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and the
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, and was a visiting professor at Kings College,
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. Bing was part of The Protection of Privacy Committee. From 1979 to 1981 he was head of Norsk Filmråd. Between 1981 and 1982, he was the head of
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Committee on Legal Data Processing. Between 1993 and 2000, he headed Norsk kulturråd.


Biography

Bing grew up in
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, Norway. After graduating with a degree at Trondheim Cathedral School, Bing began studying at the
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. Bing was awarded his
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in law in 1982. Together with Tor Åge Bringsværd and other students at the University of Oslo, Jon Bing started the Aniara society, a club for
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fans. He was often profiled in the media around the topic. He published several books, both
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specialist literature. His first published work was the short story collection ''Around the sun in a circle'' (''Rundt solen i ring'') co-written with Bringsværd, and published in 1967. Bing was a prolific author, and he often collaborated with other authors. He was a member of the
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. Bing was engaged with many subjects, especially in the field of technology. He was featured on television on the anniversary of the first Personal Computer in Norway, for example. He was a much-loved public figure, often offering opinions on digital media, copyright, science fiction, etc. He was outspoken about cases concerning
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in
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,
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, and the future in general. He published numerous books, both fiction and non-fiction. His style of writing was calm, and at times dreamy. He wrote about people who stand outside of ordinary society but attempt the impossible. In the
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''Riestopher Josef'' from ''Around the Sun in a Circle'' he wrote about a boy who can't leave his house due to skin disease. The short story is about Riestopher who builds himself a spaceship and goes to the sun to capture a sunbeam. His first drama was staged at Det Norske Teatret in 1971. In 1975 he received the Dammprisen and the Ministry of Culture's award for best youth book for ''Azur - Planet of the Captains'' (''Azur – kapteinens planet'') and in 1979 he received The International Board on Books for the Young People Award, and the Ministry of Culture's award for best translation of children's book. Bing and Bringsværd received the Rivertonprisen in 1979 for the television series ''Marco Polo'' ('' Blindpassasjer'') and the 1980 Ministry of Culture's award for best comic story. He died at the age of 69 in 2014.Jon Bing er død
Dagbladet.no, 15 January 2014. Accessed 15 January 2014


Bibliography


Fiction

* 1967 – ''Around the sun in a circle'' (short stories, with Tor Åge Bringsværd) * 1969 – ''Komplex'' (short stories) * 1969 – ''To lose a spaceship: a game of chance'' (play)(with Tor Åge Bringsværd) * 1969 – ''Lunarium: the book of the moon'' (with Tor Åge Bringsværd) * 1970 – ''The soft landscape'' (novel) * 1970 – ''Red planet'' (science fiction anthology) (with Tor Åge Bringsværd) * 1972 – ''Sesam 71'' (short stories) (with Tor Åge Bringsværd) * 1972 – ''East of the sun" and "West of the moon'' (science fiction anthologies) (with Tor Åge Bringsværd) * 1972 – ''Scenario'' (novel) * 1972 – ''Electrical Fairytales'' (editor, short stories for children) (with Tor Åge Bringsværd) * 1973 – ''Me - a machine: cybernetic fables'' (short stories) (with Tor Åge Bringsværd) * 1974 – ''Knotted Writing'' (short stories) * 1975 – ''Azur - Planet of the Captains'' (children's book, first volume in The Chronicles of the Starship Alexandria) * 1976 – ''Zalt - Planet of the Steamlords'' (children's book, second volume in The Chronicles of the Starship Alexandria) * 1976 – ''The Mad Professor'' (short stories) (with Tor Åge Bringsværd) * 1977 – ''Backwash: a science fiction anthology'' (with Tor Åge Bringsværd) * 1980 – ''The new adventures of Marco Polo'' (plays, with Tor Åge Bringsværd, later adapted to a three-part television series on
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) * 1980 – ''Shooting Stars'' (science fiction anthology) (with Tor Åge Bringsværd) * 1982 – ''Mizt - Planet of the Ghosts'' (children's book, third volume in The Chronicles of the Starship Alexandria) * 1984 – ''Flood'' (children's book) * 1984 – ''Doppelgangers'' (novel) * 1984 – ''The book is dead! Long live the book!'' (essays) * 1985 – ''Tanz - Planet of Riddles'' (children's book, fourth and final volume The Chronicles of the Starship Alexandria) * 1986 – ''Hvadata? Pieces of literature for the information society'' (short story) * 1988 – ''As sure as data'' (short stories) * 1988 – ''Shadows of the moon'' (children's book) * 1988 – ''Dust to dust'' (play) (with Tor Åge Bringsværd) * 1991 – ''Cases of Doubt'' (short stories) (with Tor Åge Bringsværd) * 1992 – ''The accounts of an old astronaut'' (novel) * 1992 – ''Rosenvy and the corporation who knew too much'' (crime) * 1995 – ''The girl that went missing'' (children's book) * 2004 – ''Oslo 2084: four fables of future crimes'' (short stories) (with Tor Åge Bringsværd)


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bing, Jon 1944 births 2014 deaths Writers from Tønsberg Norwegian legal scholars Academic staff of the Faculty of Law, University of Oslo Members of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Norwegian children's writers Norwegian male short story writers Norwegian science fiction writers People educated at the Trondheim Cathedral School 20th-century Norwegian novelists 20th-century Norwegian short story writers 20th-century Norwegian male writers