Trygve de Lange
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Trygve de Lange was a Norwegian lawyer and secretary-general of Libertas.
He was born in Kristiania
, took his examen artium
in 1937 and the cand.jur. degree at the University of Oslo
in 1941. He edited the periodical Minerva
from 1938 to 1939, and was deputy chair of the Norwegian Students' Society in 1940. In 1942 he married Lulla Bagn (1918–2003). After World War II
he opened a lawyer's office.
When bourgeois factions of Norwegian society wanted to gain the upper hand as the party democracy was rebuilt after the war, the libertarian organization Libertas was founded. It worked against the social democratic
tendency of the time, and de Lange was hired as the first secretary-general. Libertas became highly unpopular among social democrats, and many bourgeois politicians as well. Some supported de Lange, and wanted to recruit him to the leadership of the Conservative Party
. As de Lange retired in 1976, Libertas faded into a more obscure existence, and it was disbanded and replaced by Liberalt Forskningsinstitutt in 1988. de Lange returned to the lawyer profession, and died in February 1981 in Oslo.
He was born in Kristiania
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...
, took his examen artium
Examen artium
Examen artium was the name of the academic certification conferred in Denmark and Norway, qualifying the student for admission to university studies. Examen artium was originally introduced as the entrance exam of the University of Copenhagen in 1630...
in 1937 and the cand.jur. degree 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...
in 1941. He edited the periodical Minerva
Minerva (Norwegian periodical)
Minerva is a Norwegian liberal conservative periodical that started publishing in 1924. It was started by members of the Conservative Students' association in Oslo. In , Nils August Andresen is executive editor, Torbjørn Røe Isaksen editor on society, Kristian Meisingset on culture and Fredrik...
from 1938 to 1939, and was deputy chair of the Norwegian Students' Society in 1940. In 1942 he married Lulla Bagn (1918–2003). After World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
he opened a lawyer's office.
When bourgeois factions of Norwegian society wanted to gain the upper hand as the party democracy was rebuilt after the war, the libertarian organization Libertas was founded. It worked against the social democratic
Social democracy
Social democracy is a political ideology of the center-left on the political spectrum. Social democracy is officially a form of evolutionary reformist socialism. It supports class collaboration as the course to achieve socialism...
tendency of the time, and de Lange was hired as the first secretary-general. Libertas became highly unpopular among social democrats, and many bourgeois politicians as well. Some supported de Lange, and wanted to recruit him to the leadership of the Conservative Party
Conservative Party of Norway
The Conservative Party is a Norwegian political party. The current leader is Erna Solberg. The party was since the 1920s consistently the second largest party in Norway, but has been surpassed by the growth of the Progress Party in the late 1990s and 2000s...
. As de Lange retired in 1976, Libertas faded into a more obscure existence, and it was disbanded and replaced by Liberalt Forskningsinstitutt in 1988. de Lange returned to the lawyer profession, and died in February 1981 in Oslo.