Background
Smedslund, Jan Ewald was born on May 1, 1929 in Oslo. Son of Ragnar Smedslund and Aslaug (Omdahl) Printz.
Smedslund, Jan Ewald was born on May 1, 1929 in Oslo. Son of Ragnar Smedslund and Aslaug (Omdahl) Printz.
Master of Arts, University Oslo, 1951. Doctor of Philosophy, University Oslo, 1955.
Fellow, Institute Social Research, Oslo, 1951-1964;
professor psychology, U. Bergen, Norway, 1964-1966;
professor psychology, U. Oslo, since 1966. Visiting professor, U. Geneva, 1957-1958, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1963-1964. Fellow in behavioral science, Center for Advanced Study, Stanford, California, 1967-1968, Balliol College, Oxford, England, 1983.
Clinical psychologist, Psychiatric Clinic, Oslo, 1974, Institute of Nic Waal, Oslo, 1975-1976, Treatment Home for Drug Addicts, Oslo, 1977-1983.
Fellow Norwegian Academy of Sciences and Humanities.
Married Kari Simensen, June 6, 1953 (divorced 1955). 1 child, Maj; Married Åsebrit Sundquist, October 6, 1956. Children: Geir, Jorn.