Anders Bratholm Explained

Anders Bratholm (7 January 1920  - 8 July 2010) was a Norwegian professor and legal scholar.[1]

Biography

Bratholm was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway. His parents were Johan Bernhard Bratholm (1893–1967) and Petra Marie Ratvik (1895–1971).He took his doctorate degree in 1958.After graduation, he was a judge prior to becoming a fellow student at the University of Oslo. He was a professor of jurisprudence at the University of Oslo from 1960, a position he held until his retirement in 1990. His legal field was primarily criminal law which he taught at the university. [2]

He published Pågripelse og varetektsfengsel (1957) and numerous other books. He was editor-in-chief of the newspaper Dagningen from 1945 until 1947, and of the journal Lov og Rett from 1962 until 1990. He was a member of the World Peace Foundation (Stiftelsen Fred) 1986-92 and member of the Norwegian Helsinki Committee 1990–92.[2]

He was a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters since 1963, and was decorated as a Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav.He was awarded the Fritt Ord Award in 1986.[3] [4] He resided at Hosle and died at Bærum in 2010.[5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Anders Bratholm. Norsk biografisk leksikon . Birger Stuevold Lassen. May 1, 2018.
  2. Encyclopedia: 2007 . Bratholm, Anders . . Kunnskapsforlaget .
  3. News: Anders Bratholm (obituary). Aftenposten. 15 July 2010. Norwegian. Hans Petter Graver. Hans Petter Graver. Aslak Syse. Aslak Syse.
  4. Web site: Priser – Fritt Ords Honnør. Fritt Ord. Norwegian. 22 May 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100619141017/http://fritt-ord.no/no/priser/category/fritt_ords_honnor/. 19 June 2010. dead.
  5. News: 90 år 7. januar: Professor. dr. juris. Anders Bratholm. Norwegian News Agency. 18 December 2009. Norwegian.
  6. News: Anders Bratholm er død. Dagbladet. 9 July 2010. Norwegian. 9 July 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100712063411/http://www.dagbladet.no/2010/07/09/nyheter/innenriks/anders_bratholm/12486573/. 12 July 2010 . live.