About Henry Valen
Lived 1924 – 2007 (aged 82). Henry Valen was a Norwegian political scientist and university teacher.
Henry Halfdan Valen (20 May 1924 – 27 January 2007) was a Norwegian political scientist.
He was born in Hadsel Municipality. He was appointed Professor at the University of Oslo from 1970. His main research interest has been electorate behavior. He chaired the Norwegian Social Science Data Services from 1974 to 1980. He was decorated Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav in 1998.
His daughter Guro Valen was a professor of medicine.
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Who was Henry Valen?
political scientist (1924-2007)
When was Henry Valen born?
Henry Valen was born on 20 May 1924 in Hadsel Municipality.
When did Henry Valen die?
Henry Valen died on 27 January 2007 in Oslo.
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Henry Valen was a political scientist and university teacher.
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Henry Valen was Norwegian.
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