Einar Østvedt

Einar Østvedt (30 November 1903 – 11 April 1980) was a Norwegian historian and educator.

Einar Østvedt was born in Skien in Telemark, Norway. During 1927-1928, he was resident student at the University of Besançon. He studied at the University of Oslo, graduating with his cand.philol. degree in 1930 and dr.philos. in 1946. He worked as a teacher in Skien from 1931 to 1971, except for a number of leaves. He studied in the United Kingdom in 1948, Harvard University in 1955, at Rome in 1963 and Copenhagen during 1964.

He published the book Telemark i norsk malerkunst in 1942, with illustrations by Harald Kihle. In 1946 he published his diaries from imprisonment during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany. His thesis from 1946 was a treatment on Christian Magnus Falsen. In 1963 he published a biography of Dyre Vaa, and also the book Fløtning i Telemark gjennom 300 år. He wrote several works on Henrik Ibsen, including twelve books. He was decorated Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav in 1978.[1][2]