Erik Kristen-Johanssen
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Erik Kristen-Johanssen was a Norwegian jurist and theatre director.
He was born in Oslo
as a son of Attorney General Kristen Johanssen
. He took his law education abroad, and worked as a businessman until the Second World War, when he started working for the Ministry of Provisioning-in-exile in London
. He later moved on to the Norwegian embassy in the United States.
He worked as financial director at Det Nye Teater
from 1946 to 1948 and at the National Theatre
from 1948 to 1961. He was the theatre director at the National Theatre from 1961 to 1968, and led the re-organisaton of the institution from a private theatre to a theatre run by the state and Oslo municipality.
He was born in Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
as a son of Attorney General Kristen Johanssen
Kristen Johanssen
Kristen Johanssen was a Norwegian jurist.He took the cand.jur. degree in 1892 and after studying abroad he settled in Kristiania in 1896. After a period as assessor in Oslo City Court from 1897 to 1899 he took the lawyer's licence...
. He took his law education abroad, and worked as a businessman until the Second World War, when he started working for the Ministry of Provisioning-in-exile in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. He later moved on to the Norwegian embassy in the United States.
He worked as financial director at Det Nye Teater
Det Nye Teater
Det Nye Teater was a theatre that opened in Oslo in 1929, and ended as an independent theatre in 1959, when it merged with Folketeatret to form Oslo Nye Teater. The theatre's original purpose was to support contemporary Norwegian drama.-History:...
from 1946 to 1948 and at the National Theatre
Nationaltheatret
The National Theatre in Oslo is one of Norway's largest and most prominent venues for performance of dramatic arts.The theatre had its first performance on 1 September 1899 but can trace its origins to Christiania Theatre, which was founded in 1829...
from 1948 to 1961. He was the theatre director at the National Theatre from 1961 to 1968, and led the re-organisaton of the institution from a private theatre to a theatre run by the state and Oslo municipality.