About Leif Brendel
Lived 1903 – 1972 (aged 69). Leif Brendel was a Norwegian editor, jurist and general secretary.
Leif Abrahamsen Brendel (16 June 1903 – 17 November 1972) was a Norwegian organizational leader.
He was born in Kristiania as a son of pharmacist Johnny Abrahamsen Brendel (1880–1947) and Dagny Mortensen (1877–1930). In 1932 he married Martha Brock Utne, a daughter of Gerhard Christoffer Brock Utne (1868–1933) and Lyvina Preus (1868–1959).
He finished his secondary education in 1921, and graduated from the Royal Frederick University with the cand.oecon. degree in 1923 and the cand.jur. degree in 1929. In 1929 he was the deputy leader of the Norwegian Students' Society, and he held positions in the Norwegian Student Choral Society from 1925 to 1927 and 1930 to 1934.
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Who was Leif Brendel?
Norwegian organizational leader
When was Leif Brendel born?
Leif Brendel was born on 16 June 1903 in Oslo Municipality.
When did Leif Brendel die?
Leif Brendel died on 17 November 1972.
What was Leif Brendel's occupation?
Leif Brendel was an editor, jurist and general secretary.
What nationality was Leif Brendel?
Leif Brendel was Norwegian.
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