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Odd Langholm

Odd Langholm is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Odd Langholm rather than just read about it. In short: Odd Langholm (born 8 November 1928) is a Norwegian economist and historian of economic thought. He spent his entire academic career at the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration, being a professor from 1966 to 1998.

Key takeaways

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Reference excerpt

Odd Langholm (born 8 November 1928) is a Norwegian economist and historian of economic thought. He spent his entire academic career at the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration, being a professor from 1966 to 1998.

Personal life He was born in Haugesund as a son of Karl Johan Langholm (1891–1974) and Anna Stampen (1894–1976), who were both teachers. He was the younger brother of historian Sivert Langholm. In 1956 he married Grethe Togstad. They settled in Bergen.

Career Langholm took the examen artium in 1947 and the business school exam in 1949. He then moved from Haugesund to Bergen, to study at the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration. He graduated with the siv.øk. degree in 1954. For the next years he worked as a lecturer there, and took the dr.oecon. degree at the same institution in 1964, on the thesis Tidshorisonten for deterministiske planleggingsmodeller i normativ bedriftsøkonomikk. He was the first person to take both the siv.øk. degree and the doctorate at the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration. He was promoted to professor in 1966. After 1969 his focus shifted from business administration towards the study of mediaeval economic thought. Between 1979 and 1998 he published five works in this field, many derived from sources in Latin, a language in which he was skilled. These works were Price and Value in the Aristotelian Tradition. A Study in Scholastic Economic Sources (1979), Wealth and Money in the Aristotelian Tradition (1983), The Aristotelian Analyses of Usury (1984), Economics in the Medieval Schools. Wealth, Exchange, Value, Money and Usury according to the Paris Theological Tradition, 1200–1350 (1992) and The Legacy of Scholasticism in Economic Thought. Antecedents of Choice and Power (1998). This body of work has given him international recognition. Langholm received an honorary degree at the Åbo Akademi University in 1992. For his sixtieth birthday, a Festschrift was issued. He retired from his professorship in 1998.

Works

Books Price and Value in the Aristotelian Tradition: A Study in Scholastic Economic Sources. Universitetsforlaget. 1979. ISBN 8200018407. Wealth and Money in the Aristotelian Tradition. Universitetsforlaget. 1983. ISBN 8200067505. The Aristotelian Analyses of Usury. Universitetsforlaget. 1984. ISBN 8200072908. Economics in the Medieval Schools: Wealth, Exchange, Value, Money and Usury according to the Paris Theological Tradition, 1200–1350. Brill. 1992. ISBN 9004094229. The Legacy of Scholasticism in Economic Thought: Antecedents of Choice and Power. Cambridge University Press. 1998. ISBN 0521621593.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Odd Langholm

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Odd Langholm claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Odd Langholm before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Odd Langholm ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Odd Langholm

In research: Odd Langholm appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Odd Langholm in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Odd Langholm is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1928 births, 20th-century Norwegian historians, Academic staff of the Norwegian School of Economics, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Odd Langholm outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Odd Langholm in 20 minutes

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Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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