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Schøyen, M. O. (Martin Olsen), 1896-1962

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Personal name headingSchøyen, M. O. (Martin Olsen), 1896-1962
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Variant(s)Schøyen, Martin Olsen, 1896-1962
Birth date18960626
Death date19620531
Place of birthEidsvoll (Norway)
Place of deathOslo (Norway)
Field of activityManuscripts
Profession or occupationCollectors and collecting Engineers
Found inThe Schøyen Collection, via WWW, 10 March 2014 ("The Schøyen Collection comprises most types of manuscripts from the whole world spanning over 5000 years. It is the largest private manuscript collection formed in the 20th century." The collection comprises about 13,700 manuscript items; the collection was begun about 1920 by M.O. Schøyen (Martin Olsen Schøyen) (1896-1962), father of the current curator and collector, Martin Schøyen)
Norsk biografisk leksikon, via WWW, 10 March 2014 (M O Schøyen; Martin Olsen Schøyen; born 26 June 1896, Eidsvoll, Akershus; died 31 May 1962, Oslo; engineer, collector)