Anders Buraas
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Anders von Tangen Buraas (26 September 1915 – 7 May 2010) was a Norwegian journalist.
He was born in Kristiania
as a son of editor and attorney Carl Ludvig Buraas (1870–1933) and Dagny von Tangen (1874–1936). He finished
his secondary education at Oslo Commerce School
in 1933, and was hired as an office clerk in the newspaper Aftenposten
. He remained here until 1941, when he had to flee to Sweden because he was involved in resistance
to the German occupation of Norway which had started in 1940. He worked in the press office of the Norwegian legation in Stockholm
before being transferred to London, where the Norwegian government-in-exile sat. After the war's end in 1945 he became London correspondent of Arbeiderbladet
. In the same year he married British citizen Janette Margaret Watson Maxwell (1920–2001).
From 1949 to 1952 he worked in Norway, from 1952 to 1954 he was a correspondent in Washington DC. He was awarded the first Narvesen Prize
in 1954. He was a subeditor in Arbeiderbladet from 1954 to 1958 and then went to the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation in 1958. This was in the earliest days of television in Norway. He was then information director in EFTA
stationed in Washington DC from 1961 to 1962, information director in the Scandinavian Airlines System
from 1963 to 1966 and information director in EFTA stationed in Geneva
from 1966 to 1970. He became a freelance journalist in 1970 and remained in Switzerland for the rest of his life.
In 1972 he released the book Fly over fly. Historien om SAS, remade in English as The Making of SAS. A Triumvirate in World Aviation in 1973. He also wrote journalistic books such as Typisk amerikansk ("Typical American", 1954) and Hit og dit i Sovjet ("Here and There in Soviet", 1975). More biographical works followed with De reiste ut ("They Went Abroad", 1982) and Labben fra Grønland: Harald Herlufsen about Harald Herlufsen in 1982. His 1985 book Sverige tur-retur. Beretningen om flyktningene som ble soldater chronicled Norwegian refugees in Sweden during World War II. He died in May 2010 in Montreux
.
He was born in Kristiania
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...
as a son of editor and attorney Carl Ludvig Buraas (1870–1933) and Dagny von Tangen (1874–1936). He finished
Examen artium
Examen artium was the name of the academic certification conferred in Denmark and Norway, qualifying the student for admission to university studies. Examen artium was originally introduced as the entrance exam of the University of Copenhagen in 1630...
his secondary education at Oslo Commerce School
Oslo Commerce School
Oslo Commerce School is a public high school in Oslo, Norway, specialized to teach financial and business management....
in 1933, and was hired as an office clerk in the newspaper Aftenposten
Aftenposten
Aftenposten is Norway's largest newspaper. It retook this position in 2010, taking it from the tabloid Verdens Gang which had been the largest newspaper for several decades. It is based in Oslo. The morning edition, which is distributed across all of Norway, had a circulation of 250,179 in 2007...
. He remained here until 1941, when he had to flee to Sweden because he was involved in resistance
Norwegian resistance movement
The Norwegian resistance to the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany began after Operation Weserübung in 1940 and ended in 1945. It took several forms:...
to the German occupation of Norway which had started in 1940. He worked in the press office of the Norwegian legation in Stockholm
Norwegian legation in Stockholm
The Norwegian Legation in Stockholm played a significant role during the Second World War. Until 9 April 1940 the legation consisted of four persons, and at the end of the war about 1,100 persons were connected to the legation. Refugee cases were among the legation's most central tasks...
before being transferred to London, where the Norwegian government-in-exile sat. After the war's end in 1945 he became London correspondent of Arbeiderbladet
Dagsavisen
Dagsavisen is a daily newspaper published in Oslo, Norway. The former party organ of the Norwegian Labour Party, the ties loosened over time from 1975 to 1999, and it is now fully independent...
. In the same year he married British citizen Janette Margaret Watson Maxwell (1920–2001).
From 1949 to 1952 he worked in Norway, from 1952 to 1954 he was a correspondent in Washington DC. He was awarded the first Narvesen Prize
Narvesen Prize
The Narvesen Prize was a Norwegian prize for those who excelled in journalism. It was established in 1954 by the company Narvesen, but the Norwegian Press Association was behind the selection of winners...
in 1954. He was a subeditor in Arbeiderbladet from 1954 to 1958 and then went to the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation in 1958. This was in the earliest days of television in Norway. He was then information director in EFTA
European Free Trade Association
The European Free Trade Association or EFTA is a free trade organisation between four European countries that operates parallel to, and is linked to, the European Union . EFTA was established on 3 May 1960 as a trade bloc-alternative for European states who were either unable to, or chose not to,...
stationed in Washington DC from 1961 to 1962, information director in the Scandinavian Airlines System
Scandinavian Airlines System
Scandinavian Airlines or SAS, previously Scandinavian Airlines System, is the flag carrier of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, and the largest airline in Scandinavia....
from 1963 to 1966 and information director in EFTA stationed in Geneva
Geneva
Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
from 1966 to 1970. He became a freelance journalist in 1970 and remained in Switzerland for the rest of his life.
In 1972 he released the book Fly over fly. Historien om SAS, remade in English as The Making of SAS. A Triumvirate in World Aviation in 1973. He also wrote journalistic books such as Typisk amerikansk ("Typical American", 1954) and Hit og dit i Sovjet ("Here and There in Soviet", 1975). More biographical works followed with De reiste ut ("They Went Abroad", 1982) and Labben fra Grønland: Harald Herlufsen about Harald Herlufsen in 1982. His 1985 book Sverige tur-retur. Beretningen om flyktningene som ble soldater chronicled Norwegian refugees in Sweden during World War II. He died in May 2010 in Montreux
Montreux
Montreux is a municipality in the district of Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.It is located on Lake Geneva at the foot of the Alps and has a population, , of and nearly 90,000 in the agglomeration.- History :...
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