Arvid Møller Explained

Arvid Møller
Birth Date:14 October 1939
Birth Place:Strinda, Norway
Death Place:Lillehammer
Occupation:Journalist and non-fiction writer
Awards:King'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, Møller grew up in Voss.

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.[1]

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, Norwegian-Canadian skiing pioneer Herman Smith-Johannsen,[2] as well as biographies of "ordinary people" and local legends.[1] [3] He also wrote books on other subjects, including nature and art.[3]

He was awarded Austmannaprisen in 1969.[1] In 2000, he received a cultural prize for Gudbrandsdalen.[1] In 2005, he was awarded the King's Medal of Merit in gold.[4]

Møller died at Lillehammer on 26[1] or 27 September 2020.[3]

Selected works

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: Arvid Møller . Jon . Grepstad . Jon Grepstad . Per Magnus Finnanger . Sandsmark . Allkunne . Nynorsk kultursentrum . Norwegian . 20 March 2021.
  2. Book: Arvid Møller . Høvding Herman : fortellingen om Herman Smith-Johannsen . Chief Herman : tales about Herman Smith-Johannnsen . 1980 . Aschehoug . Oslo . 8-2031-0394-4.
  3. Encyclopedia: Arvid Møller . Erik . Bolstad . . Norsk nettleksikon . Norwegian . 20 March 2021.
  4. Web site: Tildelinger av ordener og medaljer – 31.01.2005 Møller, Arvid . kongehuset.no . no . 20 March 2021.
  5. Book: Barn på flukt . worldcat.org . 1028246802 . 24 April 2021.
  6. Book: Novikfolket . worldcat.org . 941437642 . 24 April 2021.
  7. Book: Australiafarere nordmenn som tok en annen vei . worldcat.org . 1028245061 . 24 April 2021.
  8. Book: Se Norges OL-dal! Lillehammer og Gudbrandsdalen . worldcat.org . 1028258118 . 24 April 2021.
  9. Book: Sikkilsdalen bufast folk, jegere og turister, Prinsehytta - i Kongens eie i 65 år, hestene slippes! . worldcat.org . 1028259903 . 24 April 2021.
  10. Book: Den ukjente krigen til minne om norske soldater i Stillehavet . worldcat.org . 1028260465 . 24 April 2021.
  11. Book: Galdhøpiggen . worldcat.org . 1028342724 . 24 April 2021.
  12. Book: Nisselue og fem par bukser . worldcat.org . 1028244930 . 24 April 2021.
  13. Book: Oskar Sørreime . worldcat.org . 1028332751 . 24 April 2021.
  14. Book: Juvasshytta et herberge oppunder Galdhøpiggen . worldcat.org . 1028317105 . 24 April 2021.
  15. Book: Beitostølen fra stølsgrend til turistmetropol . worldcat.org . 1028359966 . 24 April 2021.
  16. Book: Skåbu ei fjellbygd i Jotunheimens forgård . worldcat.org . 1028386153 . 24 April 2021.
  17. Book: Ville, vakre Lofoten . worldcat.org . 1028303650 . 24 April 2021.
  18. Book: Først i sporet : på Madshus-ski gjennom 100 år . worldcat.org . 938814882 . 24 April 2021.

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