Medal of St. Hallvard
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The Medal of St. Hallvard is the highest award of the city of Oslo
. It is named after the city's patron, Saint Hallvard
(ca. 1020-1043). The medal has been awarded since 1956.
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
. It is named after the city's patron, Saint Hallvard
Hallvard Vebjørnsson
Hallvard Vebjørnsson , commonly referred to as Saint Hallvard, is the patron saint of Oslo. He is considered a martyr because of his defence of an innocent woman.-Background:...
(ca. 1020-1043). The medal has been awarded since 1956.
Recipients
The following people have received the medal:- 1956 Arnstein ArnebergArnstein ArnebergArnstein Rynning Arneberg was a Norwegian architect. He was active as an architect for 50 years and is often considered the leading architect in Norway of his time. -Background:...
, Randolf ArnesenRandolf ArnesenRandolf Arnesen was a Norwegian trade unionist, copperativist and politician for the Labour Party.He was born in Bergen. He was a co-founder of Norges Socialdemokratiske Ungdomsforbund, and was the deputy chairman from 1903 to 1904 and chairman from 1904 to 1905...
, Arno Berg, Gerhard FischerGerhard FischerGerhard Fisher contributed to the development and popularity of the hand held metal detector.-Biography:Gerhard Fisher immigrated to the United States from Germany after studying electronics at the University of Dresden. While working as a Research Engineer in Los Angeles, California his work with...
, Rachel GreppRachel GreppRachel Grepp, née Helland was a Norwegian journalist and politician for the Norwegian Labour Party.She was among the founders of Bergens Socialdemokratiske Ungdomslag in 1902. From 1923 to 1945 she was a journalist in Arbeiderbladet, a member of Oslo city council as well as international secretary...
, Paul HartmannPaul Ernst Wilhelm HartmannPaul Ernst Wilhelm Hartmann was a Norwegian statesman and politician, who served in the exile government of Johan Nygaardsvold during World War II. He was appointed councilor of state in 1941 and 1942, acting Minister of Finance 1941-1942 and 1942-1945, and member of the government delegation in...
, Hieronymus Heyerdahl, Sverre IversenSverre IversenSverre Johan Iversen was Norwegian trade unionist, civil servant and politician for the Labour and Social Democratic Labour parties....
, Per Kviberg, Arthur NordlieArthur NordlieArthur Henry Eugen Nordlie was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Oslo in 1928, and was re-elected on three occasions...
, Magnus PoulssonMagnus PoulssonMagnus Poulsson was a Norwegian architect.-Biography:Magnus Poulsson was born in Drammen, Buskerud county, Norway. His parents were Søren Anton Poulsson and Ina Bolette Jørgensen...
, Anna Sethne, H. E. StokkeH. E. StokkeHalvdan Eyvind Stokke , birth name Halvdan Eyvind Johannessen, commonly known as H. E. Stokke was a Norwegian railway director and politician....
, Sigrid Syvertsen - 1957 Rolf Gjessing, Harald Hals, Almar Lund, Haavard Martinsen, Carl MullerCarl MullerCarl Muller is a Sri Lankan writer, poet and journalist best known for his trilogy about Burghers in Sri Lanka: The Jam Fruit Tree, Yakada Yaka and Once Upon A Tender Time...
- 1958 Ulrik Hendriksen, Rolf HofmoRolf HofmoRolf Hofmo was a Norwegian politician and sports official.He was chairman of Arbeidernes Idrettsforbund from 1939 to 1940, and central in the merge negotiations with Norges Landsforbund for Idræt. He was arrested in December 1940, and transferred to the Sachsenhausen concentration camp in 1942...
, Yngvar Kjelstrup, Johan Lofthus, Marius Røhne, Ragnhild Schibbye, Martin StrandliMartin StrandliMartin Strandli was a Norwegian trade unionist and politician for the Labour and Communist parties.He was born in Stange. He joined his first trade union in 1913, and worked as a construction worker in Kristiania. He was a board member of the Labour Party in Kristiania... - 1959 Harry FettHarry FettHarry Fett was a Norwegian art historian and factory owner. He headed the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage from 1913 to 1946.-Personal life:...
- 1960 Trygve NilsenTrygve NilsenTrygve Nilsen was a Norwegian civil servant and politician for the Labour Party.He was born in Kristiania, and was a mason by occupation. He was a member of Oslo city council from 1926 to 1940, serving as Mayor from 1935 to 1936 and 1936 to 1940...
, Rolf StrangerRolf StrangerRolf Stranger was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party and Mayor of Oslo.Rolf Stranger was born in Kristiania. He attended St. Hans Haugen school and University of Oslo. In 1914 he joined the family business Hanssen & Bergh A / S, where he was manager from 1917 to 1953... - 1961 no award
- 1962 Carl JustCarl Just-Early and personal life:He was born in Kristiania to the wholesaler Carl Johan Beckman and his wife Selma Augusta Just . Just grew up in Kristiania with foster parents. He never met his father, but met his mother once in his adult life...
, Halfdan Wigaard - 1963 no award
- 1964 Aasny Stoltenberg, Gunvor Vogt
- 1965 Carl SembCarl SembCarl Semb was an internationally renowned Norwegian surgeon and professor at the University of Oslo.-Biography:...
- 1966 Laura Nadheim, Karen Kapmann Bothner
- 1967 Eyvind AlnæsEyvind AlnæsEyvind Alnæs was a Norwegian composer, pianist, organist and choir director.Alnæs studied music first in Oslo with Iver Holter, then in Leipzig with Carl Reinecke and, after the première of his first symphony in 1896, in Berlin with Julius Ruthardt.From 1895 to 1907 Alnæs served as an organist in...
, Katy Due, Andreas Grasmo, Alfhild HovdanAlfhild HovdanAlfhild Hovdan was a Norwegian journalist, and later tourist manager for the city of Oslo for more than forty years...
, Eugen JohannessenEugen JohannessenEugen Monrad Johannessen was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He served in Oslo city council, but is best known for his work in the party organization. He was also known as a trade unionist, and as a resistance member during the Second World War.-Career:He was born and grew up in...
, Henny Ording - 1968-69 no award
- 1970 Einar GerhardsenEinar Gerhardsenwas a Norwegian politician from the Labour Party of Norway. He was Prime Minister for three periods, 1945–1951, 1955–1963 and 1963–1965. With 17 years in office, he is the longest serving Prime Minister in Norway since the introduction of parliamentarism...
, Chr. L. Jensen, Arild Sandvold, Egil Storstein, Arnfinn VikArnfinn VikArnfinn Vik was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was born in Drammen. He was a central resistance member during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany, a member of Hjemmefrontens Ledelse. He served as mayor of Oslo from 1945 to 1947.He participated in the Left Communist Youth... - 1971 Egil Werner ErichsenEgil Werner ErichsenEgil Werner Erichsen was a Norwegian corporate director and politician for the Conservative Party.He was born in Holt outside Tvedestrand in Aust-Agder as a son of district physician Stian Erichsen and his wife Magdalene Susanne Werner . His older brother was the future newspaper editor Rolv...
, John JohansenJohn JohansenC. E. John Johansen was a Norwegian sprinter.Participating at the 1908 Summer Olympics, Johansen placed second in his first round 100 metres heat with a time of 11.7 seconds. His loss to Robert Cloughen, who had run the course in 11.0 seconds, resulted in Johansen's elimination from competition...
, Hjalmar Larsen, Alf RolfsenAlf Rolfsen-Personal life:Rolfsen was born in Kristiania as the son of writer Nordahl Rolfsen and Hedevig Martha Hastrup Birch. He was married to Ingrid Platou from 1920.-Career:...
, Signy Stamnes - 1972-73 no award
- 1974 Chris Bruusgaard, Georg Eriksen, Gerda Evang, Harald Frøshaug, Omar GjestebyOmar GjestebyOmar Anton Pedersen Gjesteby was Norwegian trade unionist and politician for the Labour Party.-Pre-war career:He was born in Berg, Østfold as a son of farmers Olaf Pedersen Ugjesteby and Anette Grasmoen...
, Erling Hagen, Nils Houge, Lars Ljøgodt, Gunnar NielsenGunnar Nielsen (athlete)Niels Gunnar Nielsen was a Danish middle distance runner who equalled the world record over both 880 yards and 1500 metres. He represented the Østerbro-based club Københavns Idræts Forening throughout his career.... - 1975 Gunnar BechGunnar BechGunnar Bech was a Danish linguist. His magnum opus was Studies on the German Verbum Infinitum . It is perhaps the most widely cited single work on the German verb....
, Øystein Egelund, Brita Collett PausBrita Collett PausBrita Lucie Collett Paus was a Norwegian humanitarian leader and the founder of Fransiskushjelpen, a Catholic charitable organisation in Norway...
, Hans Sundrønning - 1976 Brynjulf BullBrynjulf BullBrynjulf Friis Bull was a Norwegian lawyer, Supreme Court advocate and Mayor of Oslo.Brynjulf Bull was born in Kristiania and brought up in Alfaset in Oslo's Grorud Valley...
, Ole Bjune, Eva Kolstad, Jakob Vaage - 1977 Viktor Gaustad, Lille GraahLille GraahAnne Knudsdatter "Lille" Graah was a Norwegian journalist, radio announcer and reporter. She worked for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation for more than thirty years, and is particularly known from the popular radio program Ønskekonserten.-Personal life:Graah was born in Kristiania as the...
, Rolf StenersenRolf StenersenRolf Kristian Eckersberg Stenersen was a Norwegian track and field athlete, businessman, art collector, non-fiction writer, essayist, novelist, playwright and biographer.-Personal life:...
, Knut TvedtKnut TvedtKnut Tvedt was a Norwegian director and jurist. He was acting chief executive of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation from 1946 to 1948.-Early life and education:... - 1978 Vera Fjeldstad, Tor Albert Henni, Jon Kojen, Hallvard Vislie, Fredrik Chr. Wildhagen
- 1979 no award
- 1980 Jenny Haugen, Petter Koren, Birgit Sunnaas
- 1981 Anne Nilsen, Arne Sandbu, Christian Bruusgaard, Odd Kjus
- 1982 Einar BergslandEinar BergslandEinar Bergsland was a Norwegian Nordic skier who later became a promoter for the Holmenkollen ski festival, for alpine skiing in Norway, and for the FIS....
, Rolf Karlsen, Hjørdis Lundh - 1983 Else Marit Larsen, Ragnar Falck Anderssen, Bergljot Gudim, Svein Fakset, Ragnhild Eriksen, Boris Hansen
- 1984-85 no award
- 1986 Olav SelvaagOlav SelvaagOlav Selvaag was a Norwegian engineer and residential contractor, known for his innovative approach to designing and building affordable housing in the post-war era.-Biography:...
, Erik Sture Larre, Gøsta Åbergh, Sofie Helene Wigert, Mariss JansonsMariss JansonsMariss Ivars Georgs Jansons is a Latvian conductor, the son of conductor Arvīds Jansons. His mother, the singer Iraida Jansons, who was Jewish, gave birth to him in hiding in Riga, Latvia, after her father and brother were killed in the Riga Ghetto...
, Fredrik Melbye - 1987 no award
- 1988 Bjørn Bjørnseth, Merle Sivertsen, Ivar MathisenIvar MathisenIvar Mathisen was a Norwegian sprint canoer who competed in the 1940s and early 1950s. He received a silver medal in the K-2 10000 m event at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London with Knut Østby. Mathisen finished fourth in the K-2 1000 m event at those same games.-Early life:He was a member of the...
, Odd Wivegh, Nanna Lynneberg, Willy Enersen, Odd Wien , Odd Gjesteby - 1989 Grete WaitzGrete WaitzGrete Waitz was a Norwegian marathon runner and former world record holder. Waitz won nine New York City Marathons between 1978 and 1988, more than any other runner in history...
, Kaare Kopperud, Mentz SchulerudMentz SchulerudMentz Schulerud was a Norwegian author, radio personality and theatre director. He was known for his encyclopaedic knowledge of the city of Oslo....
, Petter Ludvigsen - 1990 no award
- 1991 Erik Melvold, Nico Demetriades, Torstein GrytheTorstein GrytheTorstein Eliot Berg Grythe was a Norwegian choir leader.He was born in Kristiania as a son of tailor Endre Grythe og Asta Berg . He enrolled in violin studies at the Norwegian Academy of Music in 1927, and joined the boys' choir Olavsguttene in 1928 and Oslo Domkor in 1932. He became vice...
, Wenche FossWenche FossEva Wenche Steenfeldt Stang , better known as Wenche Foss, was a leading Norwegian actress of stage, screen and television.-Biography:...
, Rønnaug Johansen - 1992 no award
- 1993 Mosse JørgensenMosse JørgensenMosse Jørgensen was a Norwegian educationalist and non-fiction writer. She is especially remembered as a co-founder and the first principal of a reformed secondary school in Oslo in 1967 . She published the book Kunsten å overleve med en tenåring i huset in 1969. Her book Fra skoleopprør til...
, Albert NordengenAlbert NordengenAlbert Nordengen was a Norwegian politician from the Conservative Party who became perhaps the most prominent, and best loved mayor in the history of the Norwegian capital....
, Trygve Flagstad - 1994 no award
- 1995 Henriette Bie LorentzenHenriette Bie LorentzenHenriette Bie Lorentzen , born Anna Henriette Wegner Haagaas, was a Norwegian humanist, peace activist, feminist, editor, one of the founders of the Nansen Academy, resistance member during World War II and survivor from the Ravensbrück concentration camp.She earned the degree Magister in history...
, Thorleif Kleive , Frode RinnanFrode RinnanFrode Rinnan was a Norwegian architect and politician for the Labour Party.-Early career:He was born in Trondhjem as a son of ship inspector Carl Julius Rinnan and his wife Thonny Nielsen...
, Jan Hemsvik - 1996 Per AabelPer AabelPer Pavels Aabel was a respected and honored Norwegian actor, artist, dancer, choreographer and instructor.-Biography:...
- 1997 Thor HeyerdahlThor HeyerdahlThor Heyerdahl was a Norwegian ethnographer and adventurer with a background in zoology and geography. He became notable for his Kon-Tiki expedition, in which he sailed by raft from South America to the Tuamotu Islands...
- 1998 no award
- 1999 Bernt H. LundBernt H. LundBernt Henrik Lund is a retired Norwegian civil servant, diplomat and politician for the Labour Party. He held leading administrative positions in the municipality of Oslo, and also worked on foreign affairs, including foreign aid projects...
- 2000 Rolf Nyhus, Njål Djurhuus og Erna Djurhuus, Hans SvellandHans SvellandHans Svelland is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.He served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Oslo during the term 1973–1977. In total he met during 2 days of parliamentary session...
- 2001 no award
- 2002 Aud SchønemannAud SchønemannAud Schønemann was a Norwegian actress, regarded by many as the leading comedienne of her generation in Norway....
, Rigmor Andresen - 2003-2005: no award
- 2006 Gunnar StålsettGunnar StålsettGunnar Stålsett is the former bishop of Oslo, in the Church of Norway, from 1998 to 2005.Stålsett is a graduate from MF Norwegian School of Theology in Oslo, and was awarded the qualification cand.theol. in 1961. He has worked as a minister and taught at the University of Oslo...
- 2007 Tor Holtan-Hartwig, Kjetil André AamodtKjetil André AamodtKjetil André Aamodt is a Norwegian former alpine ski racer, and is the most decorated in history....
- 2008 Hjalmar Kielland
- 2009 Gunnar SønstebyGunnar SønstebyGunnar Fridtjof Thurmann Sønsteby DSO was a member of the Norwegian resistance movement during the German occupation of Norway in World War II...
- 2010 Børre RognlienBørre RognlienBørre Rognlien was a Norwegian sports official and politician for the Conservative Party. He started his career as a journalist and military officer...
- 2011 Kari SvendsenKari SvendsenKari Svendsen is a Norwegian singer, banjo player and revue artist. She was born in Oslo, and has been married to singer-songwriter Lillebjørn Nilsen.She was a co-founder and member of the band Christiania Fusel & Blaagress from 1968...