List of University of Oslo people

Fridtjof Nansen was Professor of Zoology, but was internationally better known as an explorer and humanitarian, served as the League of Nations' High Commissioner for Refugees, and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. He was elected Rector of the university in 1919, but never took office.

The list of University of Oslo people includes notable academics and alumni affiliated with the University of Oslo (before 1939 the Royal Frederick University). The University of Oslo is Norway's oldest, and was its only university until 1946; hence its academics and alumni include a large number of the country's prominent academic and public figures.

Academics

Prior to 1990, all (full) Professors were appointed by the King-in-Council.

Zoology

Economists

Arne Næss, founder of deep ecology, served as a professor of philosophy 1939–1970.

Chemistry

Physics

Historians

Law

Medicine

Philosophers

Political scientists

Sociologists and criminologists

Johan Galtung, principal founder of peace and conflict studies, held the world's first chair in that discipline 1969–1977

Social anthropology

Palaeontology

Geology

Linguistics

Notable alumni

Heads of government

Jens Stoltenberg, the current Prime Minister of Norway, graduated as an economist at the University of Oslo in 1987.
Gro Harlem Brundtland, former Prime Minister of Norway and Director General of the World Health Organization, graduated as a physician at the University of Oslo in 1963.

Government and politics

Arts and media

Lawyers and judges

References

  1. ↑ The Nansen Heritage. Science at the End of the World (Berlin) - University of Oslo
  2. ↑ The Missing Link ... to a Bigger Audience? - NYTimes.com
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