Nils Johan Ringdal (6 March 1952 – 11 September 2008) was a
Norwegian author
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and
historian
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, known mostly for his works on Norwegian
occupation history and Norwegian cultural history, and for his controversial book "''Nationaltheaterets Historie 1899-1999''" ''(The History of the National Theater 1899-1999)''. Ringdal had been living in various countries in Southeast Asia since 1988, along with his
domestic partner
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Georg Petersen.
Ringdal was found dead on 11 September 2008 in
Denpasar
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,
Indonesia
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.
References
Dagbladet(in Norwegian)
Aftenposten(in Norwegian)
Verdens Gang(in Norwegian)
1952 births
2008 deaths
20th-century Norwegian historians
Norwegian gay writers
LGBTQ historians
21st-century Norwegian historians
20th-century Norwegian male writers
20th-century Norwegian LGBTQ people
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