Knut Kjeldstadli

Knut Kjeldstadli (6 June 1948 – 4 November 2025) was a Norwegian historian.

Life and career Born in Oslo, Kjeldstadli completed his examen artium at Oslo Cathedral School in 1967 before studying English and social economics at the University of Oslo, where he completed his master in history in 1977. Kjeldstadli was also involved in politics, in the Socialist Left Party as well as ATTAC. Kjeldstadli was awarded the Brage Prize in 2003 for serving as editor of Norsk innvandringshistorie. He was also a recipient of the Sverre Steen Award in 2004. He was the son of historian Sverre Kjeldstadli, paternal grandson of trade unionist Lars Kjeldstadli (1870–1934), maternal grandson of editor Daniel Grini and grandnephew of politician Sigvart Grini.

Kjeldstadli died after a long illness on 4 November 2025, at the age of 77.

Selected bibliography Det Norske Arbeiderpartiet: fra folkebevegelse til statsstøtte, 1973 "Arbeider, bonde, våre hære..." – Arbeiderpartiet og bøndene 1930–1939, 1978 Jerntid. Fabrikksystem og arbeidere ved Christiania Spigerverk og Kværner Brug fra om lag 1890 til 1940, 1989 Den delte byen: 1900–1948, 1990 (volume 4 in Oslo bys historie) Fortida er ikke hva den engang var. En innføring i historiefaget, 1992 Et splittet folk 1905–35, 1994 (volume 10 in Aschehougs Norgeshistorie) Oslo – spenningenes by- oslohistorie, 1995, with Jan Eivind Myhre Norsk innvandringshistorie (ed.), 2004 Akademisk kapitalisme, 2010