Else Granheim

Else Granheim (16 March 1926 – 7 March 1999) was a Norwegian librarian and civil servant.

Else Granheim
Born(1926-03-16)16 March 1926
Oslo, Norway
Died7 March 1999(1999-03-07) (aged 72)
NationalityNorwegian
OccupationLibrarian and civil servant
AwardsOrder of St. Olav (1989)

Early and personal life

Granheim was born in Oslo to farmer Torstein Brevig and Ingeborg Hauge. After first living with her family in Enebakk, when her parents divorced, she moved with her mother to Trondheim when she was four years old. She married Harald Granheim in 1952.[1]

Career

Granheim graduated as librarian in 1949, and was assigned as librarian at Statens bibliotektilsyn from 1950. Having held various positions at the institution, she was appointed as director from 1973 to 1991. She was widely engaged as board member and commission member within the library sector. From 1979 she served as president for the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, and she was the first female president for this federation. She was decorated Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav in 1989.[1][2]

References
  1. Nilsen, Sissel. "Else Granheim". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  2. Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Else Granheim". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 8 June 2019.


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