Sverre Steen (1 August 1898 – 23 June 1983) was a Norwegian historian and professor at the University of Oslo from 1938 to 1965.
He served as president of the Norwegian Historical Association from 1936 to 1947 [1] Steen was born in Bergen, Norway.
He attended the University of Oslo from 1918 where he was mentored by professor of history Edvard Bull Sr.
[4] Steen was best known to the general public through his NRK radio series Langsomt ble landet vårt eget from 1967.
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