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Thore Boye

1912 – 1999

Norwegian diplomat

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Lived 1912 – 1999 (aged 86). Thore Boye was a Norwegian jurist, diplomat, businessperson and goodwill ambassador.

Thore Albert Boye (27 October 1912 – 1 October 1999) was a Norwegian diplomat.

He was born in Kristiania as a son of Supreme Court Justice Thorvald Boye (1871–1943) and Mia Esmarch (1880–1966). In 1945 he married Nøste Siem (1918–1999), a daughter of Ole Siem and sister of Martin Siem.

He took the cand.jur. degree in 1936, and was an attorney and deputy judge in Tromsø before being hired in the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1938. After the Second World War reached Norway on 9 April 1940, and the government fled the capital, Boye set out on skis to catch up with them. After doing so he acted as a courier to Stockholm, returned to Molde where he followed the flight of the Norwegian National Treasury to Tromsø. From Tromsø, he left the country together with the government and royal family. They reached London, where Boye became a secretary in the Ministry of Finance-in-exile; from 1941 the Ministry of Defence-in-exile. From 1944 he participated in the rebuilding after the liberation of Northern Norway, and in the spring of 1945 he was a secretary for the provisional government in Oslo, awaiting the return of the real government from exile after the war.

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Positions held
Permanent Under-Secretary of State of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway, Ambassador of Norway to Sweden, Ambassador of Norway to Italy, Ambassador of Norway to Spain
Awards
Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic; Commander of the Order of St. Olav‎
Also known as
Thore Albert Boye

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Thore Boye?

Norwegian diplomat (1912-1999)

When was Thore Boye born?

Thore Boye was born on 27 October 1912 in Oslo Municipality.

When did Thore Boye die?

Thore Boye died on 1 October 1999.

What was Thore Boye's occupation?

Thore Boye was a jurist, diplomat, businessperson and goodwill ambassador.

What nationality was Thore Boye?

Thore Boye was Norwegian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Thore Boye

· Wikidata: Q7796181

· DBpedia: Thore Boye

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