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Trygve Lie

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Trygve Lie

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Also known as Rodney Witherspoon

1st Secretary-General of the United Nations (1896–1968)

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Trygve Lie (1896–1968) was a Norwegian politician, diplomat, jurist, and lawyer. Born in Grünerløkka, Oslo, he served as Foreign Minister of Norway and later as the Secretary-General of the United Nations. A member of the Norwegian Labour Party, Lie was educated at the University of Oslo and worked in both Oslo and New York City. He was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.

Lie received the Medal for Outstanding Civic Service and the Order of the Dannebrog. His published works include *The road to peace*, *Syv år for freden*, *De forente nasjoner*, and *Statement on the world situation*. He spoke Norwegian and English. Lie died of a myocardial infarction in Geilo.

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Instance of
human
Given name
Halvdan
Gender
male
Citizenship
Norway
Place of birth
Oslo
Place of death
Geilo
Occupation
lawyer
Educated at
University of Oslo
Employer
United Nations
Political party
Norwegian Labour Party
Languages spoken
English language
Religion
Church of Norway
Award
Order of the Dannebrog
Field of work
global politics
Image
Trygve Lie 1938.jpg
Number of children
3
Work location
New York City
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Trygve Lie
date of birth
1896-07-16
date of death
1968-12-30
name in native language
Trygve Lie
member of
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
nominated for
Nobel Peace Prize
cause of death
myocardial infarction
manner of death
natural causes
on focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject Human rights
pseudonym
Rodney Witherspoon
birth name
Trygve Halvdan Lie
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Encyclopedic overview

Trygve Halvdan Lie (/liː/ LEE, Norwegian: [ˈtrʏ̂ɡvə ˈliː] ; 16 July 1896 – 30 December 1968) was a Norwegian politician, labour leader, government official and author. He served as Norwegian foreign minister during the critical years of the Norwegian government in exile in London from 1940 to 1945. He was the first secretary-general of the United Nations.

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