▁and ▁chairman ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁and ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Vog t ▁Committee ▁between ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Nord ic ▁House ▁in ▁I cel and , ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁he ▁directed ▁the ▁Secret ariat ▁for ▁Nord ic ▁Cultural ▁Co operation . ▁He ▁translated ▁Hal ld ór ▁La x ness ▁and ▁William ▁He ines en , ▁wrote ▁a ▁text book ▁in ▁I cel and ic ▁and ▁bi ograph ies ▁of ▁G is le ▁Stra ume ▁and ▁S nor ri ▁St url us on . ▁For ▁this ▁he ▁was ▁decor ated ▁with ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Fal con ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁and ▁the ▁Bast ian ▁Prize ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Broadcast ing ▁Council ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁Association ▁of ▁Liter ary ▁Trans l ators ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁and ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁Crit ics ' ▁Association ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁honor ary ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁Association ▁of ▁Liter ary ▁Trans l ators ▁and