Dagfinn Hauge

Dagfinn Hauge (14 July 1908 – 14 March 2007) was a Norwegian writer and Lutheran Bishop in the Church of Norway.

[1] Hauge was known for his work during World War II, when in 1941 he was asked to serve at the prison at Akershus Fortress in Oslo.

He worked at Akershus for the duration of the war, and ministered to a number of prisoners who were sentenced to death during the German occupation of Norway.

After the end of the war and of the German occupation of Norway, Hauge wrote a book in which he described his experiences ministering to condemned prisoners (Slik dør menn; 1946).

[1] From 1946-60, he served as chairman of the board of Diakonissehuset in Oslo[1] (now Lovisenberg Diakonale Sykehus[3]).