Einar Høigård
Norwegian librarian and philologist
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| Intro | Norwegian librarian and philologist | ||
| Places | Norway | ||
| was | Librarian Philologist | ||
| Work field | Social science | ||
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| Birth | 18 October 1907, Stavanger, Rogaland, Western Norway, Norway | ||
| Death | 25 November 1943 (aged 36 years) | ||
| Star sign | Libra | ||
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Einar Musæus Høigård (18 October 1907 – 25 November 1943) was a Norwegian educator and civil resistance member. He was born in Stavanger, the son of Jonas Bernhard Høigård and Caroline Hansine Musæus. Among his works is a dissertation on Henrik Anker Bjerregaard from 1934 and a monography on the history of Oslo Cathedral School from 1942. During the German occupation of Norway he played a central role in the teachers' resistance against Nazification of schools and youth organizations. He was arrested in 1943, and committed suicide during interrogation.