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About Frank Bjerkholt
- Frank Bjerkholt (17 November 1927 – 2013) was a Norwegian theologian, journalist and political non-fiction writer. He was born in Sarpsborg as a son of Hans Bjerkholt, then a communist leader, and a mother who was active in the inner mission.
- Bjerkholt himself studied theology, graduating with the cand.theol.
- degree in 1954.
- Studies in the United States followed, with Bjerkholt writing a master's thesis on Reinhold Niebuhr.
- Both Frank Bjerkholt and his father became active in Moral Re-Armament, a milieu where he also met his French wife.
- The couple resided in France for several years.In 1966 he was hired as foreign affairs editor in Morgenbladet, resigning in 1988 over disagreements with the new owner Hroar Hansen.
- During this period he was also a correspondent for Le Monde from 1970 to 1980.
- In 1992 he was granted a lifelong government scholarship.
- He wrote extensively on Asian affairs, especially Vietnam; and European affairs, being active in the European Movement.
- Bjerkholt supported the South Vietnamese cause, facing widespread opposition in the public debate.Bjerkholt was decorated with the French National Order of Merit and the Portuguese Order of Prince Henry.
- He died in December 2013.
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