Åsmund Lønning Strømnes (14 October 1927 – 3 December 2009) was a Norwegian educationalist.

He was born in Trondenes,ÅsmundLStrø and graduated from Volda Teacher's College in 1951. He worked ten years as a teacher before enrolling at the University of Oslo. He has a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Oslo (1968), and worked as a docent there from 1970 to 1973. He was a professor at the University of Tromsø from 1973 to 1985 and at the University of Trondheim (from 1996: Norwegian University of Science and Technology) from 1985 to 1997. He was a dean during his time in Tromsø. He was given the honorary degree at Uppsala University in 2007, and was a fellow of the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters. From 1985 to 2008 he edited the Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research.

Åsmund L. Strømnes

Strømnes was a co-founder of the Norwegian Social Science Data Services, and was its first chairman of the board from 1971 to 1974. He has also been a member of the council NAVF. After retiring, he moved to Eidsvoll where he worked with local history. He died on 3 December 2009.

Åsmund L. Strømnes

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1927 births

2009 deaths

People from Harstad

People from Eidsvoll

Norwegian educators

Volda University College alumni

University of Oslo alumni

Academic staff of the University of Oslo

Academic staff of the University of Tromsø

Academic staff of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters

Åsmund L. Strømnes