Sigrid Helliesen Lund

Sigrid Helliesen Lund (23 February 1892 – 8 December 1987) was a Norwegian peace activist, noted for her humanitarian efforts throughout most of the 20th century, and in particular her resistance to the occupation of Norway during World War II.

[2] Sigrid grew up in a home hospitable to artists and intellectuals of her time, and she developed an independent spirit early in her life, refusing among other things to be confirmed in the Church of Norway.

She earned her examen artium in 1911 and then took up studies in vocal music in Kristiania, Bayreuth, and Paris.

She became active with Nansenhjelpen and continued her efforts in occupied Norway during World War II.

In February 1944, she had to flee Norway to Sweden, where she was made captain in charge of welfare services for Norwegians who had been repatriated from Nazi concentration camps.