Anders Bratholm was a Norwegian

Norwegians

Norwegians constitute both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway. They share a common culture and speak the Norwegian language. Norwegian people and their descendants are found in migrant communities worldwide, notably in United States, Canada and Brazil.-History:Towards the end of the 3rd...

 jurist.

Born in Oslo

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...

, he took the doctorate degree in 1958 and was a professor

Professor

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 of jurisprudence

Jurisprudence

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 at the University of Oslo

University of Oslo

The University of Oslo , formerly The Royal Frederick University , is the oldest and largest university in Norway, situated in the Norwegian capital of Oslo. The university was founded in 1811 and was modelled after the recently established University of Berlin...

 from 1960 to 1990. He was a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters

Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters

The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters is a learned society based in Oslo, Norway.-History:The University of Oslo was established in 1811. The idea of a learned society in Christiania surfaced for the first time in 1841. The city of Throndhjem had no university, but had a learned...

. In 1986 he received the Fritt Ord Honorary Award.

He published Pågripelse og varetektsfengsel (1957) and numerous other books. He was editor-in-chief of the newspaper Dagningen

Dagningen

Dagningen was a Norwegian newspaper, published in Lillehammer in Oppland county.It was started in 1924 and was affiliated with the Labour Party. In 1997 it merged with Gudbrandsdølen Lillehammer Tilskuer—itself a 1990 merger between Gudbrandsdølen and Lillehammer Tilskuer—to form...

from 1945 until 1947, and of the journal Lov og Rett from 1962 until 1990.