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Johan Galtung
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Johan Galtung was a Norwegian author who lived from 24 October 1930 to 17 February 2024. His published works include *What high school students say*, *Der Preis der Modernisierung*, *Det avlyste Khrusjtsjov-besøket i norsk presse og opinion*, *Gandhis politiske etikk*, and *Norske fredsinitiativ*.
According to Open Library, he is credited with 181 works, while Crossref lists five. His bibliography has been referenced by 164 other encyclopedia articles. On Last.fm, his name is associated with 18 listeners and a total playcount of 172.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 24 October 1930
- Died
- 17 February 2024
- Works
- 181
Top works
- What high school students say
- Der Preis der Modernisierung
- Det avlyste Khrusjtsjov-besøket i norsk presse og opinion
- Gandhis politiske etikk
- Norske fredsinitiativ
via Open Library + Wikidata
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 18
- Total plays
- 172
<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Johan+Galtung">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,964x
- The FAIR Guiding Principles for scientific data management and stewardship
· 2016 · cited 14,631x
- Tissue-based map of the human proteome
· 2015 · cited 14,105x
- A metal-free polymeric photocatalyst for hydrogen production from water under visible light
· 2008 · cited 12,258x
- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 10,996x
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Key facts
- Born
- Johan Vincent Galtung , ( 1930-10-24 ) 24 October 1930, Oslo , Norway
- Died
- 17 February 2024 (2024-02-17) (aged 93), Stabekk Helsehus og Hospice, Baerum, Norway
- Alma mater
- University of Oslo
- Known for
- Principal founder of peace and conflict studies
- Spouses
- Ingrid Eide ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1956 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1968 ) Fumiko Nishimura ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1969 )
- Awards
- Right Livelihood Award (1987)
- Fields
- Sociology , peace and conflict studies
- Institutions
- Columbia University , University of Oslo , Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)
- Succeeded by
- Asbjørn Eide
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Galtung in discussion with Amy Goodman, 2012 Johan Vincent Galtung (24 October 1930 – 17 February 2024) was a Norwegian sociologist and the principal founder of the discipline of peace and conflict studies. He was the main founder of the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) in 1959 and was its first director until 1970. He also established the Journal of Peace Research in 1964.
In 1969, he was appointed to the world's first chair in peace and conflict studies, at the University of Oslo. He resigned his Oslo professorship in 1977 and thereafter held professorships at several other universities; from 1993 to 2000 he taught as Distinguished Professor of Peace Studies at the University of Hawaiʻi. He was the Tun Mahathir Professor of Global Peace at the International Islamic University Malaysia until 2015.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Johan Galtung” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.