SELECTED BIOGRAPHIES - QA | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z QUISLING, VIDKUN ABRAHAM (1887-1945) Head of the Nazi puppet government in Norway whose name became synonymous with traitor and collaborator. He founded the National Union party in 1933 and conferred with Hitler for the first time in December 1939. He was executed by his own countrymen on October 24, 1945. A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z |