Signy Arctander was a Norwegian statistician and economist.
13 Facts About Signy Arctander
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Signy Arctander worked for Statistics Norway from 1920 until her retirement in 1965, and from 1960 to 1963 was acting director.
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Signy Arctander was decorated Knight, First Class of the Order of St Olav in 1966.
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Signy Arctander was born in Bergen, a daughter of politician Sofus Signy Arctander and Maren Sofie Aars.
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Signy Arctander grew up in Kristiania, and took her artium exam in 1915.
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Signy Arctander was a member of the Kameratklubben, which aimed to improve understanding between working women and women students.
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Signy Arctander led the association for some years, and in 1937 wrote an account of their first 25 years.
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Signy Arctander was active in the Norwegian Association for Social Work.
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Signy Arctander was imprisoned in 1944 and held at Grini detention camp until Norway's liberation.
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Signy Arctander was appointed at Statistics Norway from 1920, originally as a secretary, and worked for this institution until her retirement in 1965; from 1960 to 1963 as acting director.
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Signy Arctander was at that time Norway's highest ranking woman civil servant.
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Signy Arctander studied and published on issues such as variation in social conditions across Norway and the participation of women in the workforce.
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Signy Arctander was decorated Knight, First Class of the Order of St Olav in 1966.