Pål Thonstad Sandvik

Pål Thonstad Sandvik (born 1967) is a Norwegian historian. He is professor in economic and business history at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim. He has published extensively on the modern history of Norway. Among his most well-known work is his contribution to the commissioned history about the large Norwegian company Norsk Hydro, which sparked considerable controversy upon publication.[1][2]

He graduated from the University of Trondheim in 1993 as a cand.philol. in history, and has since published major works on the history of the city of Kristiansand,[3] Falconbridge Ltd.'s nickel refinery in Norway [4] and the history of the Trøndelag region.[5] In November 2008, he defended the thesis "The Making of a Subsidiary, Falconbridge Nikkelverk, 1910-1929-2004" for the degree of PhD at NTNU, Trondheim.

References
  1. Finn Erhard Johannesen, Asle Rønning og Pål Thonstad Sandvik,Nasjonal kontroll og industriell fornyelse, Norsk Hydros historie 1945-77, Oslo 2005, 468 p.
  2. "Bekrefter nazist-samarbeid i bok". ta.no. 2005-09-22. Retrieved 2009-02-14.
  3. Kristiansands historie 1945-99, Kristiansand 1999, 711 p.
  4. Falconbridge Nikkelverk 1910-1929-2000, et internasjonalt selskap i Norge, Kristiansand 2004, 368 p
  5. ”Den trønderske kapitalismen”, i Ida Bull (hovedred.) Trøndelags historie bd. 3, Trondheim 2005.


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