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Norwegian jurist
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22 July 1871(Vinje, Norway)
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17 September 1951(Oslo, Norway)
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Biography
Jon Skeie (22 July 1871 – 17 September 1951) was a Norwegian jurist.
He was born at Vinje in Telemark, Norway. He was the son of farmer and teacher Aslak Eivindsson Skeie and Jorunn Jonsdotter Vå. He was a cand.jur. in 1900. He was appointed professor at the University in Kristiania from 1907 to 1941. From 1909 to 1939 he served as exceptional judge at the Supreme Court of Norway, and he was a member of several legislative committees.