Jorunn Johnsen

Deceased Person

1908 – 1984

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Who was Jorunn Johnsen?

Jorunn Johnsen was a Norwegian journalist.

She studied in Berlin and Oslo, and worked three years in Christiansands Tidende before being hired in Aftenposten in 1936. She remained there except the time January 1944 to March 1945, when she was imprisoned in Grini concentration camp for "German-hostile behaviour". Her specialty was social issues. She was awarded the Narvesen Prize in 1957, and also received the HM The King's Medal of Merit. She died in May 1984 in Oslo.

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Born
Nov 24, 1908
Died
May 1, 1984
Oslo

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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