page_title: John Persen
hierarchical_section_title: John Persen
caption_attribution_description: Norsk bokmål: John Persen
context_page_description: John Persen was a Norwegian composer. He was born in Porsanger, Norway. He was the son-in-law of Finn Strømsted. He was awarded Lindemanprisen in 1999, and Edvardprisen twice, and was awarded honorary membership of the Norwegian Society of Composers.
  Persen died in Oslo, Norway, aged 73.
context_section_description: John Persen (9 November 1941 – 12 December 2014) was a Norwegian composer. He was born in Porsanger, Norway. He was the son-in-law of Finn Strømsted. He was awarded Lindemanprisen in 1999, and Edvardprisen twice, and was awarded honorary membership of the Norwegian Society of Composers.
  
  Persen died in Oslo, Norway, aged 73.
caption: John Persen in 2000
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