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Ivar Lunde

1908 – 1992

Norwegian diplomat

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About Ivar Lunde

Lived 1908 – 1992 (aged 84). Ivar Lunde was a Norwegian linguist, diplomat, lawyer, translator and goodwill ambassador.

Ivar Lunde (18 June 1908 – 18 July 1992) was a Norwegian diplomat.

He was born in Pavlovsk, and took the examen artium in 1927 and the cand.jur. degree in 1932. He started working for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1933, and was stationed in Paris, Moscow, Teheran, Ankara and Lisbon. From 1946 to 1949 he was an assistant secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, before spending three years as a counsellor at the Norwegian United Nations embassy, legation counsellor and chargé d'affaires in Athens and Tel Aviv. He was stationed in Athens; a separate station in Tel Aviv was not opened until 1958.

He was then the Norwegian envoy to Thailand from 1952, then ambassador to Turkey from 1956. He was the ambassador to Finland from 1962 to the Soviet Union (and Mongolia) from 1966 and to Austria from 1970 to 1977.

After 1977, he was a special adviser for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. At the same time he worked as a lawyer for refugees in Norway, and took up translation. He was an authorized translator from the Polish language since 1978, and translated Czesław Miłosz among others. He died in 1992.

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Positions held
Ambassador of Norway to Turkey, Ambassador of Norway to Finland, Ambassador of Norway to the Soviet Union, Ambassador of Norway to Austria
Awards
Grand Cross of the Order of the Lion of Finland; Order of the Lion and the Sun; Commander of the Order of St. Olav‎; Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown of Thailand; Commander of the Order of George I; Commander of the Order of Christ

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Ivar Lunde?

Norwegian diplomat (1908-1992)

When was Ivar Lunde born?

Ivar Lunde was born on 18 June 1908.

When did Ivar Lunde die?

Ivar Lunde died on 18 July 1992.

What was Ivar Lunde's occupation?

Ivar Lunde was a linguist, diplomat, lawyer, translator and goodwill ambassador.

What nationality was Ivar Lunde?

Ivar Lunde was Norwegian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Ivar Lunde

· Wikidata: Q6098430

· DBpedia: Ivar Lunde

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