Thorolf Rafto

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Thorolf Rafto was a Norwegian human rights advocate and professor of economics whose legacy is honored through the international Rafto Prize for human rights.

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instanceOf Norwegian person
economist
human
human rights activist
university professor
causeOfDeath stroke
commemoratedBy Rafto Foundation for Human Rights NERFINISHED
Rafto Prize for human rights NERFINISHED
countryOfBirth Norway NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Norway
dateOfBirth 1922-11-06
dateOfDeath 1986-11-04
educatedAt Norwegian School of Economics NERFINISHED
employer Norges Handelshøyskole NERFINISHED
Norwegian School of Economics NERFINISHED
era 20th century
familyName Rafto NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork economics
human rights
gender male
givenName Thorolf NERFINISHED
hasAwardNamedAfter Rafto Prize NERFINISHED
hasLegacyOrganization Rafto Foundation for Human Rights NERFINISHED
knownFor advocacy for political prisoners
promoting democracy and civil liberties
languageSpoken Norwegian
movement human rights movement
name Thorolf Rafto NERFINISHED
nationality Norwegian
notableFor defending human rights in Eastern Europe
support for dissidents in Czechoslovakia
support for dissidents in Hungary
occupation human rights advocate
professor of economics
placeOfBirth Bergen NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Bergen NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
residence Bergen NERFINISHED

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Rafto Prize namedAfter Thorolf Rafto