Niels Christian Geelmuyden
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Niels Christian Geelmuyden (born 18 December 1960) is a Norwegian
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

 journalist and writer, mostly known for his interviews and essays.

Geelmuyden grew up in Lysaker
Lysaker
Lysaker is a section of and a postal code area of the Norwegian municipality of Bærum, just west of Oslo.Geographically, it is bordered by Lysakerelven on the east, which also forms the border to Oslo; Fornebu to the south; Stabekk to the west; and Jar to the north...

 and attended local schools before getting a degree in political science
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...

 at the University of Oslo
University of Oslo
The University of Oslo , formerly The Royal Frederick University , is the oldest and largest university in Norway, situated in the Norwegian capital of Oslo. The university was founded in 1811 and was modelled after the recently established University of Berlin...

. Geelmuyden's writing is characterized by a conservative outlook, both in terms of politics and language. Among other things, he is vocally pro-life
Pro-life
Opposition to the legalization of abortion is centered around the pro-life, or anti-abortion, movement, a social and political movement opposing elective abortion on moral grounds and supporting its legal prohibition or restriction...

, having written the biography of Børre Knudsen
Børre Knudsen
Børre Knudsen is a Norwegian Lutheran minister noted for his pro-life activism.Knudsen completed his seminary education in 1966 and was ordained in the Church of Norway in 1967...

. Tired of city life, he is now a resident of Tjøme
Tjøme
Tjøme is a municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Tjøme. The parish of Tjømø was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 .-Name:...

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In 2007 he received the Fritt Ord Honorary Award.
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