Francis Sejersted (born 8 February 1936 in Oslo) is a Norwegian history professor and former chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee. Sejersted was educated in history as well as nordic language and literature at the University of Oslo and achieved a candidatus philologiæ in 1965 and a doctorate in 1973. From 1971 to 1973 Sejersted served as docent in history at the University of Oslo and was thereafter Professor of Social and Economic History at the same institution until 1998.

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  • Francis Sejersted (born 8 February 1936 in Oslo) is a Norwegian history professor and former chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee. Sejersted was educated in history as well as nordic language and literature at the University of Oslo and achieved a candidatus philologiæ in 1965 and a doctorate in 1973. From 1971 to 1973 Sejersted served as docent in history at the University of Oslo and was thereafter Professor of Social and Economic History at the same institution until 1998. From 1988 to 1998 he served as Director of the Centre for Technology and Culture at the University and since 1999 he has been a Fellow of the Institute for Social Research. In 1999 he became an Honorary Doctor at University of Linköping, Sweden. Dr. Sejersted was member of the Norwegian Nobel Committee (which awards the Nobel Peace Prize) from 1982 to 1999, since 1991 as Chairman. From 1990 to 1999 he also was member of the board of the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm. In 1962 Francis Sejersted was president of the Norwegian Student's Association representing the student wing of the Conservative Party of Norway, a party has been affiliated with since. From 1971-1975 he was editor of Historical Review and since 1984 he is a Co-Editor of the New Norwegian Periodical. Dr. Sejersted was Member of the board at the Institute for Comparative Cultural Studies 1974-1982 and at the Norwegian Research Council for Basic Research 1980-1983 and Chairman of the Norwegian Science Policy Council 1984-1988. In 1985 he entered the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, in 1989 the Academia Europea, The Royal Danish Academy of Sciences in 1993, The Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences 1995, The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences 1997 and finally in 2001 The Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters. From 1996 to 1996 he chaired the governmental Freedom of Expression Commission in Norway and became Chairman of The Freedom of Expression Foundation in 2000. Francis Sejersted is Commander of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav, the Danish Order of the Dannebrog and the Swedish Order of the Polar Star.
  • Francis Sejersted ist ein norwegischer Historiker und seit 1973 Professor für soziale und ökonomische Geschichte an der Universität Oslo. Sejersted war Mitglied der Norwegischen Nobelkommittee von 1982 bis 1999, seit 1990 als Vorsitzender, und damit für die Verleihung der Friedensnobelpreis verantwortlich. Er war von 1990 bis 1999 auch Vorstandsmitglied der Nobelstiftung in Stockholm. Er war Redakteur der Historisk Tidsskrift von 1971 bis 1975, und ist seit 1984 Mitredakteur der Nytt Norsk Tidsskrift. Sejersted ist Mitglied der Norwegischen Wissenschaftsakademie (seit 1976), der Norwegischen Akademie für Sprache und Literatur (seit 1985), der Academia Europae (seit 1989), der Königlichen Dänischen Wissenschaftsgesellschaft (seit 1993), der Technischen Norwegischen Wissenschaftsakademie (seit 1995), der Königlichen Schwedischen Wissenschaftsakademie (seit 1997) und der Königlichen Norwegischen Wissenschaftsgesellschaft (seit 2001). Er gehört der Konservativen Partei und gilt als wichtiger wertkonservativer Denker Norwegens. Seit 2000 ist er Vorstandsvorsitzender der Stiftung Fritt Ord. Von 1996 bis 1999 war er Vorsitzender der norwegischen parlamentarischen Kommission für die Freiheit der Meinungsäußerung.
  • Francis Sejersted er en norsk historiker, kjent som formann i Den Norske Nobelkomite 1991-99 og styreformann i Institusjonen Fritt Ord siden 2000. Selv om han kom fra en embetsmannsfamilie, valgte han å studere nordisk og historie i stedet for familiens tradisjonelle utdanningsvalg som jus. Sejersted gjennomførte Forsvarets russiskkurs. Russiskkunnskapene gjorde det blant annet mulig for ham å studere ved Statsuniversitetet i Moskva, og fra dette studieoppholdet skrev han boka Moscow diary i 1961.
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  • Francis Sejersted (born 8 February 1936 in Oslo) is a Norwegian history professor and former chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee. Sejersted was educated in history as well as nordic language and literature at the University of Oslo and achieved a candidatus philologiæ in 1965 and a doctorate in 1973. From 1971 to 1973 Sejersted served as docent in history at the University of Oslo and was thereafter Professor of Social and Economic History at the same institution until 1998.
  • Francis Sejersted ist ein norwegischer Historiker und seit 1973 Professor für soziale und ökonomische Geschichte an der Universität Oslo. Sejersted war Mitglied der Norwegischen Nobelkommittee von 1982 bis 1999, seit 1990 als Vorsitzender, und damit für die Verleihung der Friedensnobelpreis verantwortlich. Er war von 1990 bis 1999 auch Vorstandsmitglied der Nobelstiftung in Stockholm.
  • Francis Sejersted er en norsk historiker, kjent som formann i Den Norske Nobelkomite 1991-99 og styreformann i Institusjonen Fritt Ord siden 2000. Selv om han kom fra en embetsmannsfamilie, valgte han å studere nordisk og historie i stedet for familiens tradisjonelle utdanningsvalg som jus. Sejersted gjennomførte Forsvarets russiskkurs.
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