Olaus Islandsmoen Explained

Olaus Islandsmoen (1873 in Sør-Aurdal  - 1949) was a Norwegian educator, museologist and politician.

He was headmaster at Vestoppland Folk High School from 1906 to 1939. He was a member of the Parliament of Norway from 1916 to 1918. He was a chairman of Noregs Mållag from 1917 to 1921. He co-founded of the organization Norske Museers Landsforbund, a forerunner of Norges Museumsforbund, in 1918.^{[1] [2]} In the 1930s he was a member of the council of Norges Forsvarsforening.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: Olaus Islandsmoen . Norsk biografisk leksikon. Arnfinn . Engen . Helle, Knut . Knut Helle . Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo. Norwegian. 3 August 2010.
2. Encyclopedia: Olaus Islandsmoen . . Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . Norwegian . 3 August 2010.
3. Book: Graff, Rolf. Forsvarsforeningen i Norge gjennem femti år 1886–1936. 1936. Grøndahl & Søn. Oslo. Norwegian. 141–142.