Karl Olsen Explained

Karl Olsen (27 December 1910  - 21 February 1999) was a Norwegian civil servant.

Early life

He was born in Farsund, and graduated as siv.ing. from the Norwegian Institute of Technology.

Career

From 1962 to 1980 he served as director of the Norwegian Directorate of Public Roads.^{[1] [2]} Before this he worked in the administration of Bærum municipality. From 1952 to 1956 he was president of the Norwegian Association of Civil Engineers,^[3] an organization now known as Tekna.

Private life

He resided at Høvik.^[4] He died in February 1999 in Bærum.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: Karl Olsen. Store norske leksikon. 8 March 2023 . Norwegian.
2. Encyclopedia: Karl Olsen. Norsk biografisk leksikon. Bent. Skari. Helle, Knut. Knut Helle. Kunnskapsforlaget. Oslo. Norwegian. 13 April 2014.
3. Book: Knutsen, Sverre. Norsk vegpolitikk etter 1960. Boge, Knut. 2005. Cappelen. Oslo. 978-82-02-24348-7. 82. Norwegian.
4. News: Karl Olsen 85 år 27. desember. Norwegian News Agency. 8 December 1995. Norwegian.