Asmund Lonning Stromnes

Background

He was born in Trondenes, and graduated from Volda Teacher"s College in 1951.

Education

He has a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Oslo (1968), and worked as a docent there from 1970 to 1973.

Career

He worked ten years as a teacher before enrolling at the University of Oslo. He was a professor at the University of Tromsø from 1973 to 1985 and at the University of Trondheim (from 1996: Norwegian University of Science and Technology) from 1985 to 1997. He was a dean during his time in Tromsø.

He was given the honorary degree at Uppsala University in 2007, and was a fellow of the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters.

From 1985 to 2008 he edited the Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research. After retiring, he moved to Eidsvoll where he worked with local history.

He died on 3 December 2009.

Achievements

• Strømnes was a co-founder of the Norwegian Social Science Data Services, and was its first chairman of the board from 1971 to 1974.

Membership

He has also been a member of the council NAVF.