Berge Furre

Berge Ragnar Furre (13 April 193711 January 2016) was a Norwegian historian, theologian and politician for the Socialist Left Party.

Early life and career Furre was born in Sjernarøy Municipality in 1937, the son of engineer Berge Bergesen Furre (1887–1952) and secretary Else Otilie Tjomsaas (1906–1993). He took primary education in Sjernarøy, Stavanger, and Oslo, and finished his secondary education in Oslo in 1955. Later that year he enrolled at the University of Oslo. In 1959 he became the leader of the Norwegian Students' Society. He was a member of the Labour Party, but as the chairman of Sosialistisk Studentlag (1956–1957) he was central to the so-called "Easter Uprising" in 1958. He later left the Labour Party to found the Socialist People Party together with other prominent persons in the Easter Uprising, such as Finn Gustavsen. He was the party secretary from 1961 to 1964.

Furre became a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters in 1998, and was a member of the international committee of the Norwegian Agrarian Association from 2000. From 2003 to 2009 he was a member of the Norwegian Nobel Committee. He was also the deputy chair of Det Norske Teatret from 1986 to 1997 and chair from 1997 to 2004.

Publications Furre wrote a number of books, particularly on historical and political topics. Furre's book: Norsk historie 1905-1990: vårt hundreår, is used as a general introduction to Norwegian history at several universities and university colleges.

1990 Soga om Lars Oftedal - about the clergyman Lars Oftedal 1992 Norsk historie 1905-1990 : vårt hundreår (History of Norway 1905-1990 : our century) 2000 Norsk historie 1914-2000 Industrisamfunnet - frå vokstervisse til framtidstvil (History of Norway 1914-2000)