Arnold Rørholt (lawyer)
Arnold Anderssøn Rørholt (born January 21, 1909 in Tønsberg , † 1986 ) was a Norwegian lawyer.
Life
Rørholt received the degree of candidata juris in 1932 and studied from 1932 to 1934 at the Geneva University Institute for International Studies . He then worked as a secretary at the International Labor Organization (ILO). From 1939 to 1950 he was Secretary General of the Norwegian Red Cross.
He then worked as a representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees , in 1951 in the Federal Republic of Germany and from 1957 to 1969 in Austria.
Honors
- 1959: Knight 1st class of the St. Olav Order
- 1960: Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta
literature
- Bjørn Steenstrup (Ed.): Hvem er hvem? - Oslo: Aschehoug, 1973, p. 478f.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rørholt, Arnold |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rørholt, Arnold Anderssøn (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian lawyer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 21, 1909 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tonsberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1986 |