Ragnvald Moe
Encyclopedia
Ragnvald Moe was a Norwegian historian.
He was born in Bergen
, and took the cand.philol. degree in 1900. He worked as amanuensis at the University Library of Oslo
from 1904 to 1909, then as a secretary of the Norwegian Nobel Committee
from 1909, and was director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute
from 1928 to 1946.
He was born in Bergen
Bergen
Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....
, and took the cand.philol. degree in 1900. He worked as amanuensis at the University Library of Oslo
University Library of Oslo
The University Library of Oslo is a library connected to the University of Oslo.Like the University, it was established in 1811 with Georg Sverdrup as the first head librarian. It originally doubled as the Norwegian national library, and was located at the old University of Oslo campus.In 1913 the...
from 1904 to 1909, then as a secretary of the Norwegian Nobel Committee
Norwegian Nobel Committee
The Norwegian Nobel Committee awards the Nobel Peace Prize each year.Its five members are appointed by the Norwegian Parliament and roughly represent the political makeup of that body.-History:...
from 1909, and was director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute
Norwegian Nobel Institute
The Norwegian Nobel Institute was established in 1904 in Kristiania , Norway.The principal duty of the Nobel Institute is to assist the Norwegian Nobel Committee in the task of selecting the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize and to organize the annual Nobel event in Oslo.The institute is situated...
from 1928 to 1946.