Erling Fjellbirkeland

Fjellbirkeland was born in Fana Municipality on 21 February 1911, a son of farmer Nils Fjellbirkeland and Kari Grinde. He married Maina Schia in 1940.^[1]

Fjellbirkeland graduated as cand.oecon. in 1935. He directed the Norwegian Research Council for Science and the Humanities from 1953 to 1966. He was secretary-general of Hovedkomiteen for norsk forskning from 1966 to 1981. From 1951 to 1968 he was chairman of the board of the Foundation for Student Life in Oslo.^[2]

He was decorated Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav in 1963.^[1]

Fjellbirkeland died in Oslo on 15 November 1986.^[2]