in 1974. He received the St. Hallvard Medal in 1977. Stenersen died at Bergen in 1978 and was buried in the cemetery at Ris Church in Oslo. His collection of foreign art had been donated to the city of Bergen in 1971, and the exhibition was open to the public from 1978. He donated Villa Stenersen to the State of Norway as an official residence. Prime Minister Odvar Nordli lived in the house and the building has later been used for cultural purposes. References Further reading (Forlaget Oktober) 1899 births 1978 deaths Norwegian male sprinters Olympic athletes of Norway Athletes (track and field) at the 1920 Summer Olympics Writers from Oslo 20th-century Norwegian businesspeople Norwegian cryptographers Norwegian non-fiction writers Norwegian essayists Norwegian biographers Male biographers Norwegian art collectors Alumni of The Queen's College, Oxford 20th-century Norwegian novelists 20th-century Norwegian dramatists and playwrights Norwegian male novelists Norwegian male dramatists and playwrights Male essayists 20th-century essayists 20th-century Norwegian male writers