KULØY, Hallvard Kåre

KULØY, Hallvard Kåre. Kuløy near Smøla 25.12.1941 — 16.5.2001. Norwegian UNICEF Officer. Son of Knut Halvarsson Kuløy and Kjerlaugh Augustdotter Skjølberg. Worked for UNICEF in Nepal 1972-78, Burma 1980-84 and South Korea 1984-87. Founded Orchid Press and its series Bibliotheca Himalayica and edited many books for it. A close friend of Michael Aris and Aung San Suu Kyi. Married, two children.

Publications: First editor of Kailash, 1973-79.

– With Y. Imaeda: Bibliography of Tibetan Studies. 21+735 p. Naritasa 1986.

Sources: http://www.orchidbooks.com/our_history.html with small photo; gene.com; briefly Norwegian Wikipedia.

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