Johan Zeier Cappelen

Johan Zeier Cappelen (18 December 1913 – 16 September 2007) was a Norwegian jurist and ambassador.

He was born in Vang, Hedmark, a son of Hans Blom Cappelen (1879–1965) and a brother of Andreas Zeier Cappelen.[1] The brothers were members of Mot Dag in the 1930s.[2] He served as Norwegian ambassador to Brazil from 1960, and later to Iceland and Bulgaria/Yugoslavia. He was decorated Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav in 1972, and with the Grand Cross of the Icelandic Order of the Falcon.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1973). "Cappelen, Johan Zeier". Hvem er Hvem? (in Norwegian) (11 ed.). Oslo: Aschehoug. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
  2. ↑ Bull, Trygve (1987). Mot Dag og Erling Falk (in Norwegian) (4th ed.). Oslo: Cappelen. p. 213.
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