▁leader . ▁ ▁Career ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁St ord ▁as ▁a ▁son ▁of ▁head master ▁Sever in ▁E sk eland ▁( 1 8 8 0 – 1 9 6 4 ) ▁and ▁Ol ga ▁Dor othe a ▁O ls en ▁( 1 8 8 6 – 1 9 7 5 ). ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁nep hew ▁of ▁Lars ▁E sk eland . ▁He ▁finished ▁his ▁secondary ▁education ▁at ▁V aller , ▁graduated ▁from ▁St ord ▁Te ach ers ' ▁College ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁and ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Os lo ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁with ▁the ▁cand . ph il ol . ▁degree . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁h ired ▁as ▁secretary - general ▁of ▁Nor eg s ▁M å ll ag ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁then ▁worked ▁for ▁the ▁publishing ▁house ▁F onna ▁For lag ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁for ▁Det ▁N ors ke ▁Te at ret ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁before ▁editing ▁the ▁newspaper ▁D ag ▁og ▁T id ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁fre el ance ▁teacher ▁at ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁National ▁Academy ▁of ▁Theatre ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁In ▁language ▁organizations , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁deput y ▁chairman ▁of ▁Nor eg s ▁M å ll ag ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 0