Norwegian civil servant and musician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Halvard Magne Kausland (25 April 1945 – 21 December 2017) was a Norwegian jazz guitarist, composer and civil servant. He was born in Sund, Sotra, Norway.[1] Kausland was also a well-known jazz guitarist, having played in the band of Ole Paus among other things.[2] Kausland had been appointed as acting director of the Arts Council Norway from 1 November 1996 to 31 March 2000.[3][4]
From 1966 to 1979 he was married to Grethe Kausland.[5]
Kausland died of thyroid cancer in Oslo on 21 December 2017 at the age of 72.[6]
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