About Alexander Lange Johnson
Lived 1910 – 1989 (aged 78). Alexander Lange Johnson was a Norwegian lutheran pastor, priest, theologian, bishop, parson and protestant theologian.
Alexander Lange Johnson (26 October 1910 – 20 April 1989) was a Norwegian priest, resistance member during World War II, bishop of Hamar, and biographer. He was born in Antsirabe, Madagascar. He played a leading role in the Norwegian civil resistance during the German occupation of Norway, being a member of the Coordination Committee, and later also Hjemmefrontens Ledelse. He was a bishop of the diocese of Hamar from 1964 to 1974. He wrote a biography on Eivind Berggrav in 1959.
Johnson completed his examen artium in 1928 at Oslo Cathedral School before studying theology at the University of Oslo, where he graduated in 1933.
Selected bibliography (1939) (1940) (1959) (1984)
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Norwegian bishop (1910–1989)
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Alexander Lange Johnson was born on 26 October 1910 in Antsirabe.
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Alexander Lange Johnson died on 20 April 1989 in Oslo, Oslo Municipality.
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Alexander Lange Johnson was a lutheran pastor, priest, theologian, bishop, parson and protestant theologian.
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Alexander Lange Johnson was Norwegian.
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