# Sigurd Halling

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**Sigurd Halling** (20 July 1866 – 25 July 1938) was a Norwegian educator.

## Personal life

Halling was born on 20 July 1866 in [Lom](/source/Lom_Municipality_(Norway)), [Norway](/source/Norway), to [Honoratus Halling](/source/Honoratus_Halling) and Marie Henrikke Bomhoff. He was an uncle of [Else Halling](/source/Else_Halling).[1]

## Career

He graduated as [cand.theol.](/source/Cand.theol.) from the [University in Christiania](/source/University_of_Oslo) in 1892. He worked as a teacher and headmaster at various schools in [Kristiania](/source/Oslo). From 1907 he was in charge of both Otto Anderssen's private school and the Conradi Sisters' girl school. These were united and renamed to *Halling's School*. He was the principal teacher for prince [Olav](/source/Olav_V_of_Norway) from 1913 to 1921. He was decorated as Knight, First Class of the [Order of St. Olav](/source/Order_of_St._Olav) in 1921.[1][2]

## References

1. Vormeland, Oddvar. ["Sigurd Halling"](https://nbl.snl.no/Sigurd_Halling) (in Norwegian). *[Norsk biografisk leksikon](/source/Norsk_biografisk_leksikon)*. [Helle, Knut](/source/Knut_Helle) (ed.). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 28 September 2015.

1. Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). ["Sigurd Halling"](https://snl.no/Sigurd_Halling) (in Norwegian). *[Store norske leksikon](/source/Store_norske_leksikon)*. Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 28 September 2015.

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