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Sjur Brækhus -LRB- 19 June 1918 -- 19 May 2009 -RRB- was a Norwegian legal scholar and judge .. He was born in Bergen as a son of captain and ship-owner Sigurd Alfred Brækhus -LRB- 1879 -- 1952 -RRB- and Hilda Sverresdatter Klingenberg -LRB- 1884 -- 1957 -RRB- .. Bergen. Bergen. He finished his secondary education at Frogner School in 1936 and graduated with the cand.jur .. finished. examen artium. Frogner School. Frogner School. degree at the University of Oslo in 1941 .. University of Oslo. University of Oslo. He was a deputy judge in Eiker , Modum and Sigdal District Court from 1941 to 1942 .. He became a research fellow at the University of Oslo in 1945 and took the dr.juris degree in 1947 with the thesis Meglerens rettslige stilling .. University of Oslo. University of Oslo. research fellow. research fellow. dr.juris. dr.juris. He was married twice , the first time from 1945 to 1957 .. He was hired as a docent at the University of Oslo in 1947 , and was promoted to professor already in 1948 .. University of Oslo. University of Oslo. docent. docent. He remained here until retirement in 1988 .. He served as dean from 1963 to 1967 .. dean. dean ( academic ). His main field was private law in general , and his main work was Omsetning og kreditt , released in four volumes between 1985 and 1998 .. private law. private law. Sub-fields of note were maritime law , bankruptcy law and court law .. maritime law. maritime law. bankruptcy law. bankruptcy law. Other well-known books are Norsk tingsrett -LRB- 1964 with Axel Hærem -RRB- , Bergning -LRB- 1968 -RRB- , Konkursrett -LRB- 1969 -RRB- , and Sjørett , voldgift og lovvalg -LRB- 1998 -RRB- .. He edited the journal Arkiv for Sjørett from 1951 to 1970 .. He was also an acting presiding judge in Eidsivating Court of Appeal in 1953 as well as an arbitration court judge .. Eidsivating Court of Appeal. Eidsivating Court of Appeal. He was a proponent for the Riksmal written form of the Norwegian language , and was a member of the Norwegian Language Council from 1976 to 1991 and the Norwegian Academy for Language and Literature from 1976 to his death .. Norwegian Language Council. Norwegian Language Council. Norwegian Academy for Language and Literature. Norwegian Academy for Language and Literature. He was a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters from 1950 and held honorary degrees at the University of Copenhagen and Stockholm University .. Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. University of Copenhagen. University of Copenhagen. Stockholm University. Stockholm University. He was decorated as a Commander of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav in 1981 , a Commander of the Order of the White Rose of Finland in 1990 as well as a Knight of the Order of the Polar Star .. Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav. Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav. Order of the White Rose of Finland. Order of the White Rose of Finland. Order of the Polar Star. Order of the Polar Star. He resided at Stabekk .. Stabekk. Stabekk. He died in May 2009 .