Edvard Befring

Edvard Befring (born 11 May 1936) is a Norwegian educationalist.

He was born in Stardalen as the son of bus driver, Thor Befring (1905–1987) and nurse, Petra Åsta Gilleshammer (1904–1996).

[1] In his youth he was an able discus thrower with a personal best of 43.40 metres, achieved at Bislett stadion in June 1961 while representing IL Vestar.

[3] He led the committee that published the Norwegian Official Report 1995:26, evaluating the Ombudsman for Children in Norway institution.

He also chaired the Norwegian Library of Talking Books and Braille from its inception in 1989, and was a board member of NAVF.