About Sverre Kjeldstadli
Lived 1916 – 1961 (aged 45). Sverre Kjeldstadli was a Norwegian historian.
Sverre Arnljot Breste Kjeldstadli (14 February 1916 – 28 March 1961) was a Norwegian historian.
During World War II he was a courier for Milorg. His PhD thesis from 1959, "Hjemmestyrkene. Hovedtrekk av den militære motstanden under okkupasjonen" , has been an inspiration for later works by other historians.
He was a son of trade unionist Lars Kjeldstadli (1870–1934) and his wife Beate (born Lotsberg; 1880–1965). He was a son-in-law of Daniel Grini, and together with Ellen Helvig Grini (1918–2001) he had the son, historian Knut Kjeldstadli.
Sverre Kjeldstadli died on 28 March 1961 and was buried in the borough of Ullern, Oslo.
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Norwegian historian (1916-1961)
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Sverre Kjeldstadli was born on 14 February 1916.
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Sverre Kjeldstadli died on 28 March 1961.
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Sverre Kjeldstadli was a historian.
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Sverre Kjeldstadli was Norwegian.
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