John Herstad

{{short description|Norwegian historian (born 1936)}}

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| birth_place = Bergen, Norway

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| occupation = Historian
Director general of the National Archives of Norway

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| awards = Order of St. Olav

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John Herstad (born 10 July 1936) is a Norwegian historian.

He was born in Bergen. Herstad was appointed professor at the University of Bergen from 1980. He served the head of the National Archives of Norway from 1982 to 2006. He was decorated Commander of the Order of St. Olav in 2005.{{cite encyclopedia|title=John Herstad |encyclopedia=Norsk biografisk leksikon|first=Liv |last=Mykland |authorlink= |editor=Helle, Knut|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location=Oslo |url=https://nbl.snl.no/John_Herstad | language=Norwegian |accessdate=16 February 2017}}{{cite encyclopedia|title=John Herstad |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |editor-last=Godal | editor-first=Anne Marit | editor-link=Anne Marit Godal |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/John_Herstad |language=Norwegian |accessdate=16 February 2017}}