Nils Ørvik

Nils Ørvik (3 January 1918 – 10 February 2005) was a Norwegian historian, born in Skåtøy. He was appointed professor of international politics at the Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario in 1973.[1]In 1975 he created the Queen's Centre for International Relations (now known as the Centre for International and Defence Policy), and was its director until his retirement in 1985.

Nils Ørvik
Born(1918-01-03)3 January 1918
Skåtøy, Norway
Died10 February 2005(2005-02-10) (aged 87)
NationalityNorwegian
Occupationhistorian

Selected works

  • Norsk militær i Sverige. 1951.
  • Sikkerhetspolitikken 1920–38. 1960–1961. (two volumes)
  • Fears and Expectations. 1972.
  • Sicherheit auf Finnisch. 1972.
  • Northern Development – Northern Security. 1983..

References

  1. Arntzen, Jon Gunnar. "Nils Ørvik". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 5 May 2011.



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