Tor Gjesdal
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Born24 October 1909
Dypvåg, Norway
Died3 July 1973 (aged 63)
OccupationsJournalist and civil servant
AwardsOrder of St. Olav (1960, 1970)
Tor Gjesdal | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 October 1909 Dypvåg, Norway |
| Died | 3 July 1973 (aged 63) |
| Occupations | Journalist and civil servant |
| Awards | Order of St. Olav (1960, 1970) |
Tor Gjesdal (24 October 1909 – 3 July 1973) was a Norwegian journalist and civil servant. He was born in Dypvåg, and grew up in Sandnes.[1] He was a journalist in the newspaper 1ste Mai from 1929, and for Arbeiderbladet from 1936. During World War II he was press counsellor for the Norwegian government-in-exile in London. From 1946 he worked for the United Nations.[2][3] He was decorated Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav in 1960, and Commander in 1970.[2]
