Gunnar Bjørn Nordbye
Norwegian lawyer and politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gunnar Bjørn Reichenwald Norbye, often misspelled spelled Nordbye, (1897–1940) was a Norwegian lawyer and politician. He served as the County Governor of Troms county from 1938 until his unexpected death in 1940.[1] He had been on board the ship DS Richard With which was attacked in May 1940 and the ship was evacuated and the passengers safely landed on shore. Shortly afterwards, Norbye got sick and died.
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Gunnar Bjørn Reichenwald Norbye | |
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Governor of Troms | |
In office 1938–1940 | |
Preceded by | Johannes Gerckens Bassøe |
Succeeded by | Hans Gabrielsen |
Personal details | |
Born | (1897-01-28)28 January 1897 Halden, Norway |
Died | 6 May 1940(1940-05-06) (aged 43) Tromsø, Norway |
Citizenship | Norway |
Profession | Politician |
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