Olaf Rogstad (4 April 1877 – 7 July 1969) was a Norwegian engineer and civil servant. He was also a
glaciologist
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. He was decorated as a Knight, First Class of
Order of St. Olav
The Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav (; or ''Sanct Olafs Orden'', the old Norwegian name) is a Norwegian order of chivalry instituted by King Oscar I on 21 August 1847. It is named after King Olav II, known to posterity as St. Olav.
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Personal life
Rogstad was born in Elverum
Elverum () is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Elverum ( ...
, a son of farmer Ole Rogstad and Petronelle Marthea Grøtting. He was married to Hildur Louise Møystad from 1903.
Career
Rogstad finished his secondary education in 1895 and graduated from the Trondhjems Tekniske Læreanstalt in 1898. He was hired in the Canal Agency in 1898, and the Water Agency in 1907 as head of the hydrographic department. He was promoted to chief engineer in 1920 and director in 1920. From 1925 to 1947 he was the director-general of the Norwegian Water Resources and Electricity Agency, except for the period 1942 to 1945 when he was removed by the German occupiers.
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1877 births
1969 deaths
People from Elverum
Directors of government agencies of Norway
Norwegian glaciologists
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