Career
Born in Oslo, he took the doctorate degree in 1958 and was a professor of jurisprudence at the University of Oslo from 1960 to 1990. He published Pågripelse og varetektsfengsel (1957) and numerous other books He was editor-in-chief of the newspaper Dagningen from 1945 until 1947, and of the journal Lov og Rett from 1962 until 1990.
He resided at Hosle.
He died in July 2010.