Mads Henry Andenæs
Norwegian jurist and professor
Intro | Norwegian jurist and professor | ||||||
Places | Norway | ||||||
was | Professor Athlete | ||||||
Work field | Academia Sports | ||||||
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Birth | 22 April 1940, Oslo, Norway | ||||||
Death | 12 May 2019 (aged 79 years) | ||||||
Star sign | Taurus | ||||||
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Mads Henry Andenæs (22 April 1940 – 12 May 2019) was a Norwegian legal academic.
He was born in Oslo as a son of Johs. Andenæs. He took the dr.juris degree in 1978 on the thesis Sameier og selskaper, and was appointed as a professor at the University of Oslo in 1986. Other publications include Aksjeselskapsrett (2nd ed. 1992), Konkurs (2nd ed. 1999), Rettskildelære (1997) og Aksjeselskaper & allmennaksjeselskaper (1998).
He was married to Ellen Holager Andenæs. In his youth he was a javelin thrower, with a personal best throw of 73.12 metres at Bislett stadion in 1960. He represented the club IK Tjalve, having represented St. Hanshaugens IF as a teenager. He died in his home, aged 79.