Atle Thowsen

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Atle Thowsen is the Director of the | Bergen Maritime Museum and served as president of the International Commission for Maritime History from 2000 to 2005.

[edit] Early Life and Education

Born in 1940, Thowsen received his doctor of philosophy degree in 1984 with a thesis on 'Vekst og strukturendringer i krisetider 1914–1939, Bergen og Sjøfarten'.

[edit] Career

He is the director of the | Bergens sjøfartsmuseum and the Norsk sjøfartshistorisk forskningsfond. In addition, he is editor of Sjøfartshistorisk Årbok.

[edit] Published Works

  • Vekst og strukturendringer i krisetider 1914–1939, Bergen og Sjøfarten,
  • Den norske Krigsforsikring for Skib. Gjensidig forening 1935–1985, bind 1 (Bergen 1988)
  • Nortraship: Profitt og patriotisme bind 1 i fembindsverket Handelsflåten i krig 1939–1945 (Oslo 1992)
  • Fra krig til krise og vekst. Mellomkrigstiden – det store hamskiftet i Sørlandets skipsfart (Bergen 1995)
  • The Underwriters follow the Fleet. From Norwegian Underwriters’ Agency to Scandinavian Marine Claims Office, Inc., 1897–1997 (Bergen and Stamford, CT 1998).

In addition, he has contributed to

  • Statsmannaskap edited by Hans Lödén and P O Norell (2006)