1. Thorleif Schjelderup was a Norwegian ski jumper, author and environmentalist.
10 Facts About Thorleif Schjelderup
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Thorleif Schjelderup was born to Ferdinand Schjelderup and Marie Leigh Vogt.
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Thorleif Schjelderup's father was a Supreme Court judge, a mountaineering pioneer, and a leader of the Norwegian resistance movement during World War II.
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Thorleif Schjelderup's son grew up in Oslo, where he took up ski jumping.
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Thorleif Schjelderup placed fourth at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1940 and second in 1946 and 1948.
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Thorleif Schjelderup retired in 1953 to become a ski jumping coach with Italian and Norwegian national teams.
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Besides ski jumping Schjelderup was known as an author, photographer and environmentalist who traveled around the country to promote outdoor activities.
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Thorleif Schjelderup published 10 books, mostly about ski jumping and nature, including the first Norwegian textbook on environmentalism for the elementary school in 1973.
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Thorleif Schjelderup was married to the Norwegian actress and playwright Sossen Krohg from 1942 to 1947.
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Thorleif Schjelderup moved with him to Oslo where the couple eventually married.