Sylvia Salvesen

Sylvia Salvesen
Salvesen in 1947
Born	(1890-01-25)25 January 1890
Died	19 June 1973(1973-06-19) (aged 83)
Nationality	Norwegian
Spouse	Harald Salvesen
Awards	King's Medal of Merit in gold (1965)

Sylvia Salvesen (25 January 1890 – 1973) was a member of the high society in Norway, and a resistance pioneer during World War II. She was arrested and sent to the Ravensbrück concentration camp in Germany. She witnessed at the Hamburg Ravensbrück Trials in 1946, and wrote a memoir book documenting her wartime experiences.