Arvid Møller

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Arvid Møller
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Born(1939-10-14)14 October 1939
Strinda, Norway
Died27 September 2020(2020-09-27) (aged 80)
Lillehammer
NationalityNorwegian
OccupationJournalist and non-fiction writer
AwardsKing's Medal of Merit (2005)

Arvid Møller (14 October 1939 – 26 September 2020) was a Norwegian journalist and non-fiction writer, born in Strinda. Having worked as journalist for various newspapers, he was eventually assigned with NRK for about forty years. In addition to these assignments, he wrote more than one hundred books, many of them biographies of well known and lesser known people.

Career[]

Born in Strinda on 14 October 1939,[1] Møller grew up in Voss.[2]

From 1959 onwards Møller worked as journalist for the newspapers Gula Tidend, Fredrikstad Blad, Gudbrandsdølen, Lillehammer Tilskuer and Dagningen. From 1969 he was appointed as journalist at NRK's regional office in Lillehammer, where he worked for about forty years.[2]

Møller wrote more than hundred books, including biographies of the artists Frans Widerberg, Kåre Tveter, Olav Mosebekk, Per Ung and Harald Kihle, skier Håkon Brusveen, missionary Annie Skau Berntsen, politician John Alvheim, Queen Maud, Princess Märtha, as well as biographies of "ordinary people" and local legends.[2][1] He also wrote books on other subjects, including nature and art.[1]

He was awarded Austmannaprisen in 1969.[2] In 2000, he received a cultural prize for Gudbrandsdalen.[2] In 2005, he was awarded the King's Medal of Merit.[3]

Møller died at Lillehammer on 26[2] or 27 September 2020.[1]

Selected works[]

  • Barn på flukt. (Biography of Johan Åsgård). Oslo: Luther. 1982. ISBN 9788253141541. OCLC 1028246802.CS1 maint: others (link)[4]
  • Novikfolket. Oslo: Aschehoug. 1982. ISBN 9788203107733. OCLC 941437642.[5]
  • Australiafarere – nordmenn som tok en annen vei. Oslo: Cappelen. 1986.[6]
  • Se Norges OL-dal! Lillehammer og Gudbrandsdalen. Oslo: Cappelen. 1989. ISBN 9788202117467. OCLC 1028258118.[7]
  • Sikkilsdalen – bufast folk, jegere og turister, Prinsehytta - i Kongens eie i 65 år, hestene slippes!. Oslo: Grøndahl. 1989. ISBN 9788250417014. OCLC 1028259903.[8]
  • Den ukjente krigen – til minne om norske soldater i Stillehavet. Oslo: Atheneum. 1990. ISBN 9788273341693. OCLC 1028260465.[9]
  • Galdhøpiggen. Oslo: Cappelen. 1994. ISBN 9788202141332. OCLC 1028342724.[10]
  • Nisselue og fem par bukser. illustrated by Herb. Vinterbro: Atheneum. 1994. ISBN 9788273341945. OCLC 1028244930.CS1 maint: others (link)[11]
  • Oskar Sørreime. Lillehammer: Thorsrud. 1999. ISBN 9788278470473. OCLC 1028332751.[12]
  • Juvasshytta – et herberge oppunder Galdhøpiggen. Lillehammer: Thorsrud. 2000. ISBN 9788278470558. OCLC 1028317105.[13]
  • Beitostølen fra stølsgrend til turistmetropol. Lillehammer: Thorsrud. 2003. ISBN 9788278470978. OCLC 1028359966.[14]
  • Skåbu – ei fjellbygd i Jotunheimens forgård. Lillehammer: Thorsrud. 2003. ISBN 9788278470961. OCLC 1028386153.[15]
  • Ville, vakre Lofoten. illustrations: Dagfinn Bakke. Oslo: Lunde. 2004. ISBN 9788252047578. OCLC 1028303650.CS1 maint: others (link)[16]
  • Først i sporet : på Madshus-ski gjennom 100 år. Oslo: Kagge. 2006. ISBN 9788248906148. OCLC 938814882.[17]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Arvid Møller". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Grepstad, Jon. "Arvid Møller". In Sandsmark, Per Magnus Finnanger (ed.). Allkunne (in Norwegian). Nynorsk kultursentrum. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Tildelinger av ordener og medaljer – 31.01.2005 Møller, Arvid". kongehuset.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Barn på flukt". worldcat.org. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Novikfolket". worldcat.org. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Australiafarere nordmenn som tok en annen vei". worldcat.org. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Se Norges OL-dal! Lillehammer og Gudbrandsdalen". worldcat.org. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Sikkilsdalen bufast folk, jegere og turister, Prinsehytta - i Kongens eie i 65 år, hestene slippes!". worldcat.org. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Den ukjente krigen til minne om norske soldater i Stillehavet". worldcat.org. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Galdhøpiggen". worldcat.org. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  11. ^ "Nisselue og fem par bukser". worldcat.org. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  12. ^ "Oskar Sørreime". worldcat.org. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  13. ^ "Juvasshytta et herberge oppunder Galdhøpiggen". worldcat.org. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  14. ^ "Beitostølen fra stølsgrend til turistmetropol". worldcat.org. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  15. ^ "Skåbu ei fjellbygd i Jotunheimens forgård". worldcat.org. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  16. ^ "Ville, vakre Lofoten". worldcat.org. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  17. ^ "Først i sporet : på Madshus-ski gjennom 100 år". worldcat.org. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
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