Reidar Jørgensen

Jørgensen died in September 1985 in Trondheim. His maternal grandson Simen Agdestein became a successful football and chess player.

In his scientific career, Jørgensen specialized in alpine botany. He took the cand.real. degree at the Royal Frederick University in 1932, and his master's thesis on vascular plants in the mountain chain Jotunheimen was issued as the book Karplantenes høidegrenser i Jotunheimen. He worked as a teacher from 1932 to 1945 and principal from 1945 to 1974 at Gerhard Schøning Upper Secondary School, formerly called Trondhjems borgerlige realskole. He also wrote Die Höhengrenzen der Gefässpflanzen in Troms fylke about similar plants in high areas of Troms in 1936, and wrote about the alpine flora Fjellflora in 1952 together with Olav Gjærevoll.

Jørgensen was also an adept skier for the clubs Lillehammer SK and Trondhjems SK. For his achievement in both athletics and skiing, he was awarded Egebergs Ærespris in 1929. He also chaired SK Freidig and Trondhjems TF. He chaired the Trondheim branch of the Norwegian Trekking Association, and became an honorary member of the organization in 1957. During the Second World War he participated in the Norwegian resistance movement, and was later active in Norges Forsvarsforening.

Reidar Jørgensen (5 October 1904 – 22 September 1985) was a Norwegian middle distance runner, cross-country skier, botanist and educator.