Lucy Smith (legal scholar)

Lucy Caroline Smith (born Dahl; 12 October 1934 – 27 August 2013) was a Norwegian legal scholar and professor of law at the University of Oslo.[1] She served as rector of the university from 1993 to 1998.[2]

She was a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.[3] In 1987 she became Norway's first female (full) professor of law. She has published the book Foreldremyndighet og barnerett. Smith was a member of the U.N. Committee on the Rights of the Child. In the 1980s, Smith became well-known to the public as the principal judge of the popular quiz show Kvitt eller dobbelt.[2]

Smith was the wife of Carsten Smith, the former Chief Justice of Norway's Supreme Court. Before that appointment, he was also a law professor at the University of Oslo.

Education

After attending Oslo Cathedral School, Smith studied law, graduating in 1959.[2]

References
  1. "Lucy Smith er død". Uniforum (in Norwegian Nynorsk). Retrieved 2013-08-28.
  2. Halvorsen, Marit. "Lucy Smith – utdypning (NBL-artikkel)". Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 January 2010.
  3. "Gruppe 6: Rettsvitenskap" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Archived from the original on 15 January 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2009.
Academic offices
Preceded by
Inge Lønning		 Rectors of the University of Oslo
1993–1998		 Succeeded by
Kaare R. Norum
Non-profit organization positions
Preceded by
Karl Lorck		 Chairman of the Norwegian Polytechnic Society
1984–1986		 Succeeded by
Lars U. Thulin


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