1. Gunnar Jahn was a Norwegian jurist, economist, statistician, politician for the Liberal Party and resistance member.
17 Facts About Gunnar Jahn
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Gunnar Jahn held several important positions, such as Norwegian Minister of Finance and Customs from 1934 to 1935 and in 1945, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee from 1941 to 1966 and Governor of the Central Bank of Norway from 1946 to 1954.
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Gunnar Jahn was born in Trondheim, the son of director Christian Fredy Michael Jahn and Elisabeth Wilhelmine Wexelsen.
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Gunnar Jahn was a grandson of Vilhelm Andreas Wexelsen, a grandnephew of Marie Wexelsen and a first cousin of Per Kvist.
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Gunnar Jahn finished his secondary education at Trondheim Cathedral School in 1902 graduated from the Royal Frederick University with the cand.
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Gunnar Jahn worked as a deputy judge in Lofoten before enrolling at the university again; he graduated in economics in 1909.
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Gunnar Jahn was a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters from 1927.
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Gunnar Jahn became a member of the Norwegian Nobel Committee in 1937, and chairman from 1941 to 1966.
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Gunnar Jahn marked himself as a strong proponent of resistance to Germany, and was a member of the central leadership of the resistance: "Kretsen" and Hjemmefrontens Ledelse.
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Gunnar Jahn was arrested by the Nazi authorities on 25 October 1944, and incarcerated at Akershus Fortress until 8 December.
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Gunnar Jahn was then sent to Grini concentration camp, where he sat until the liberation of Norway.
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Gunnar Jahn remained so until 4 November the same year, and served on the Board of Governors in the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the International Monetary Fund in 1945.
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Gunnar Jahn then headed the Central Bank of Norway from 1946 to 1954.
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Gunnar Jahn presided over the International Statistical Institute from 1947 to 1951, and was an honorary member.
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Gunnar Jahn was a member of the Liberal Party's national board for some time.
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Gunnar Jahn consulted staff and later replied that he would.
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The disagreement lasted three years and in 1966 and 1967 no prize was given, with Gunnar Jahn effectively vetoing an award to U Thant.