Thomas Offenberg Backer

Backer graduated from the Norwegian Institute of Technology as siv.ing. in 1914. From 1948 to 1962 he served as director of the Norwegian Directorate of Public Roads. As a road director, Backer completed the restoration of war damaged bridges and roads resulting during the Nazi occupation of Norway during World War II.^[4][5]

He had formerly worked as a district engineer for the Norwegian Public Roads Administration in Vestfold and in Oppland.^[6]

Backer died during 1987 and was buried at Vestre gravlund in Oslo.^[7]