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Karl Olsen

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Karl Olsen (27 December 1910 – 21 February 1999) was a Norwegian civil servant.

Early life

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He was born in Farsund, and graduated as siv.ing. from the Norwegian Institute of Technology.

Career

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From 1962 to 1980 he served as director of the Norwegian Directorate of Public Roads.[1][2] Before this he worked in the administration of Bærum municipality. From 1952 to 1956 he was president of the Norwegian Association of Civil Engineers,[3] an organization now known as Tekna.

Private life

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He resided at Høvik.[4] He died in February 1999 in Bærum.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Karl Olsen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). 8 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b Skari, Bent. "Karl Olsen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  3. ^ Knutsen, Sverre; Boge, Knut (2005). Norsk vegpolitikk etter 1960 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Cappelen. p. 82. ISBN 978-82-02-24348-7.
  4. ^ "Karl Olsen 85 år 27. desember" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 8 December 1995.
Government offices
Preceded by Director of the Norwegian Directorate of Public Roads
1962–1980
Succeeded by