Lucy Caroline Smith (née Dahl; 12 October 1934 – 27 August 2013) was a Norwegian legal scholar and professor of law at the University of Oslo. She served as rector of the university from 1993 to 1998.
She was a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. In 1987 she became Norway's first female (full) professor of law. She has published the book Foreldremyndighet og barnerett. Smith was a member of the U.N. Committee on the Rights of the Child. In the 1980s, Smith became well known to the public as the principal judge of the popular quiz show Kvitt eller dobbelt.
Smith was the wife of Carsten Smith, the former Chief Justice of Norway's Supreme Court. Before that appointment, he was also a law professor at the University of Oslo.
Education
After attending Oslo Cathedral School, Smith studied law, graduating in 1959.
References
- "Lucy Smith er død". Uniforum (in Norwegian Nynorsk). Retrieved 2013-08-28.
- ^ Halvorsen, Marit. "Lucy Smith – utdypning (NBL-artikkel)". Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 January 2010.
- "Gruppe 6: Rettsvitenskap" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2009.
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| Preceded byInge Lønning | Rector of the University of Oslo 1993–1998 |
Succeeded byKaare R. Norum |
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| Preceded byKarl Lorck | Chair of the Norwegian Polytechnic Society 1984–1986 |
Succeeded byLars U. Thulin |
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