Eilif Dahl, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Eilif Dahl

Norwegian botanist and politician

Date of Birth: 07-Dec-1916

Place of Birth: Christiania, Norway

Date of Death: 17-Mar-1993

Profession: politician, professor, botanist, lichenologist

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Eilif Dahl

  • Eilif Dahl (7 December 1916 – 17 March 1993) was a Norwegian botanist and politician for the Labour Party. He was born in Kristiania.
  • He was appointed professor of botany at the Norwegian College of Agriculture from 1965.
  • His research interests centered on Arctic plants and lichen, plant geography and ecology.
  • He was also a politician for the Labour Party, where he was a board member from 1965 to 1977.
  • During the German occupation of Norway he took part in resistance work, and was a member of the clandestine intelligence organization XU.
  • After fleeing to neutral Sweden and later to the United Kingdom, he served with the Norwegian High Command in London.

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