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First non-Norwegian to head a Norwegian university?[edit]
I don't know what to believe. Some local news sources say that the subject is "believed to be the First non-Norwegian to head a Norwegian university". On the other hand, the article says "He is not the first non-Norwegian to head a Norwegian university or college, as the University of Oslo has had several non-Norwegian chancellors." but there are no citations for this claim. --Lemongirl942 (talk) 13:17, 28 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]
The University of Oslo had multiple Swedish chancellors (the title rector for the head of the university was only introduced in 1907) in the first half of the 19th century, the first of which was Hans Henric von Essen, cf. John Peter Collett, Historien om Universitetet i Oslo, Universitetsforlaget 1999. During the period 1845–1907, the University of Oslo elected its heads (chairmen of the Collegium Academicum, the predecessor of the rector office) annually, and a comprehensive list of the many professors who held the office in that period hasn't even been compiled. Also, what does the term "non-Norwegian" mean? He has lived in Norway for most of his professional life. He might possibly be the first head since 1907 of a university in Norway born in another country. --Bjerrebæk (talk) 08:01, 25 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for your reply. I am personally not very aware of the history. In any case, "non-Norweigian head" seemed to me one of those fancy descriptions given by news media. I don't find that very relevant here to be honest, so I think it is fair to not include it in the article. --Lemongirl942 (talk) 08:12, 25 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]
