Arne Kildal

[1] Arne Kildal was born in Kristiania (now Oslo, Norway).

degree from the University of Oslo before traveling to the United States to train as a librarian.

[3] In 1910 he returned to Norway to become chief librarian at Bergen Public Library.

In 1925, he took over as secretary general of the Norse Federation (Nordmanns-Forbundet), a cultural association for Norwegian-Americans, and served from 1925 to 1955, only interrupted by World War II from 1941 to 1945.

In 1917 he married Helga Gjerløw (1886–1979), daughter of Professor Waldemar Christopher Brøgger (1851–1940).

Arne Kildal