Egil Meidell Hopp, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Norwegian journalist and intelligence agent
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About Egil Meidell Hopp
- Egil Meidell Hopp (6 October 1898 – 9 November 1972) was a Norwegian journalist and intelligence agent. He was born in Bergen, a son of Kristian Hopp and Anna Christine Meidell.
- He was a brother of Einar Meidell Hopp.
- He finished his secondary education at Bergen Cathedral School in 1916, studied one year at the Norwegian Military Academy, later initiated law studies, graduated as cand.jur.
- in 1923.
- He worked as a lawyer until 1928, when he started his career as journalist.
- He worked as journalist for the newspapers Morgenbladet and Aftenposten, and for the Norwegian News Agency.
- During the German occupation of Norway he was an undercover intelligence agent, active from 1940 to March 1945, with the cover name "Truls".
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