Name Roar Hauglid | ||
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Died November 18, 2001, Oslo, Norway Books Norway: Paintings from the Stave Churches | ||
Roar Hauglid (26 December 1910 - 18 November 2001) was a Norwegian art historian, antiquarian and publicist.
Hauglid was born in Oslo, Norway. He attended Oslo Cathedral School and the University of Oslo (magister degree. 1937, doctorate. 1950).
He worked as an antiquarian and wrote several books on Norwegian stave churches. He replaced Arne Nygård-Nilssen as head of the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage, serving from 1958 to 1977. He was decorated Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav, and Commander of the Order of the Polar Star.
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