Nikolaus Gjelsvik
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Nikolaus Gjelsvik | |
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| Born | 11 April 1866 Vevring, Norway |
| Died | 14 November 1938 (aged 72) |
| Occupation | Jurist |
Nikolaus Gjelsvik (11 April 1866 –14 November 1938) was a Norwegian jurist and law professor.
He was born at Vevring Municipality in Sunnfjord. He served as a professor at the University of Kristiania (now University of Oslo) from 1906.
Among his works are the books Innleiding i rettsstudiet from 1912, Lærebok i folkerett from 1915, and Lærebok i millomfolkeleg privatrett from 1918. He was a proponent for the Nynorsk language, took part in organisational work, and had leading positions in the publishing house Det Norske Samlaget and in the societies Noregs Ungdomslag and Noregs Mållag.[1][2][3]
Marshals at his funeral were Nicolai Rygg and Ferdinand Schjelderup.[4]
