Halfdan Olaus Christophersen

Halfdan Olaus Christophersen
Born	13 December 1902 Drammen, Norway
Died	27 May 1980 (aged 77)
Nationality	Norwegian
Occupation	Historian

Halfdan Olaus Christophersen (13 December 1902 – 27 May 1980) was a Norwegian historian of ideas and non-fiction writer. He was born in Drammen. His doctorate thesis from 1932 was a treatment of John Locke. During the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany he was a central member of the Norwegian resistance movement. From late 1944 he lived undercover as an active member of Hjemmefrontens Ledelse. He was Norwegian editor of the three volumes of Den store krigen, published from 1946 to 1949. Among his other works are biographies of Marcus Jacob Monrad, Eilert Sundt and Niels Treschow. He wrote several books on the history of travelling and tourism, and World War II memoirs Fra nød til seir.^[1][2]

References

1. Dahl, Hans Fredrik. "Halfdan Olaus Christophersen". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
2. Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Halfdan Olaus Christophersen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 26 February 2013.