Just Knut Qvigstad
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Just Knut Qvigstad was a Norwegian engineer.
He was born in Tromsø
as a son of educator and politician Just Knud Qvigstad
(1853–1957) and Margrethe Antonette Aagaard (1859–1949). In 1933 he married Gunvor Wefring (1909-1963). He enrolled as a student in 1921, and graduated in electrical engineering
from the Norwegian Institute of Technology
in 1928. He worked in AEG
from 1928, and as an assistant at the Norwegian Institute of Technology from 1929. He took the dr.techn. degree in 1937 with the thesis Zur Theorie des Arbeitsdiagrammes der einphasigen Induktionsmaschine. He was a member of the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters
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He worked as an engineer in Glommens Træsliberi from 1936, and chief engineer from 1945. He was a chief engineer in A/S Kykkelsrud
, a hydroelectric power plant company, from 1955 before being technical director in the company Hafslund from 1962 to 1969. He was also a member of the Norwegian Electrotechnical Committee from 1943 to 1965 and a board member of Samkjøringen from 1966 to 1969.
He died in May 2001 and was buried in Ullern
.
He was born in Tromsø
Tromsø
Tromsø is a city and municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Tromsø.Tromsø city is the ninth largest urban area in Norway by population, and the seventh largest city in Norway by population...
as a son of educator and politician Just Knud Qvigstad
Just Knud Qvigstad
Just Knud Qvigstad was a Norwegian philologist, linguist, ethnographer, historian and cultural historian. He was also a headmaster in Tromsø, and a politician for the Conservative Party who served as mayor of Tromsø and as Minister of Education and Church Affairs.-Personal life:He was born in...
(1853–1957) and Margrethe Antonette Aagaard (1859–1949). In 1933 he married Gunvor Wefring (1909-1963). He enrolled as a student in 1921, and graduated in electrical engineering
Electrical engineering
Electrical engineering is a field of engineering that generally deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics and electromagnetism. The field first became an identifiable occupation in the late nineteenth century after commercialization of the electric telegraph and electrical...
from the Norwegian Institute of Technology
Norwegian Institute of Technology
The Norwegian Institute of Technology, known by its Norwegian abbrevation NTH was a science institute in Trondheim, Norway. It was established in 1910, and existed as an independent technical university for 85 years, after which it was merged into the University of Trondheim as an independent...
in 1928. He worked in AEG
AEG
Allgemeine Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft was a German producer of electrical equipment founded in 1883 by Emil Rathenau....
from 1928, and as an assistant at the Norwegian Institute of Technology from 1929. He took the dr.techn. degree in 1937 with the thesis Zur Theorie des Arbeitsdiagrammes der einphasigen Induktionsmaschine. He was a member of the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters
Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters
The Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters is a learned society based in Trondheim, Norway.-History:DKNVS was founded in 1760 by bishop of Nidaros Johan Ernst Gunnerus, headmaster at the Trondheim Cathedral School Gerhard Schøning and Councillor of State Peter Frederik Suhm under the name...
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He worked as an engineer in Glommens Træsliberi from 1936, and chief engineer from 1945. He was a chief engineer in A/S Kykkelsrud
Kykkelsrud
Kykkelsrud is a village in Askim municipality, Norway. Located a few kilometres west of the town Askim, it is a part of the urban area of the same name, which has a population of 12,570. Kykkelsrud, located on the east bank of the Glomma river, has a power plant which harnesses the Kykkelsrud...
, a hydroelectric power plant company, from 1955 before being technical director in the company Hafslund from 1962 to 1969. He was also a member of the Norwegian Electrotechnical Committee from 1943 to 1965 and a board member of Samkjøringen from 1966 to 1969.
He died in May 2001 and was buried in Ullern
Ullern
Ullern is an affluent borough of the city of Oslo, Norway.- History :The borough has its name from an old farm, Norse Ullarin. The first element is the genitive case of the name of the Norse god Ullr. The last element is vin, meaning pasture or meadow. In Medieval times, the farm belonged to the...
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