Odd S LovollOdd S. Lovoll is the author of several books on the Norwegian American immigrant experience, including Norwegians on the Prairie, Norwegian Newspapers in America, and Across the Deep Blue Sea. He was born in Sande, in Møreog Romsdal, Norway, and immigrated to the United States in 1946. Lovoll was educated at the University of Bergen and the University of Oslo before receiving an M.A. from the University of North Dakota and a Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota. He taught for three years at Minnesota and then spent 30 years as a professor of history at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota, where he is professor emeritus. Lovoll also served for 20 years as publication editor for the Norwegian-American Historical Association. In 1986, Lovoll was decorated with the Knight's Cross First Class of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit by King Olav V of Norway, and in 2001 he was inducted into the Scandinavian Hall of Fame at Norsk Høstfest, North America's largest Scandinavian festival. He lives in Northfield, Minnesota. Read More Read Less