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Olaf Devik

Norwegian physicist and civil servant (1886-1987) · Norway · On the map · Scientists · Died at 100

Olaf Martin Devik was a Norwegian physicist and civil servant. He worked in academia until 1938, when he became an official in the Norwegian Ministry of Church and Education. During the German occupation of Norway, he fled the country and worked with its government in exile.

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Awards

Brøgger prize1979
Order of St. Olav1948
Commander of the Order of the Dannebrog

About this person

After the war, he returned to the education ministry until his retirement.

Country
Norway
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1886 to 1987 · aged 100