Hans Jacob Ustvedt

Hans Jacob Ustvedt
Born(1903-07-04)4 July 1903
Kristiania, Norway
Died26 January 1982(1982-01-26) (aged 78)
Occupation(s)medical doctor and broadcasting administrator
ChildrenYngvar Ustvedt
FatherNils Yngvar Ustvedt
Relatives

Hans Jacob Neumann Ustvedt (4 July 1903 – 26 January 1982) was a Norwegian medical doctor and broadcasting administrator. He was a driving force of the doctors' resistance during World War II, had to flee to Sweden in 1942, and was leading the medical office at the Norwegian legation in Stockholm. He was a professor of internal medicine at the University of Oslo from 1951 to 1962, and Director-General of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) from 1962 to 1972.