About Åsfrid Svensen
Lived 1936 – 2026 (aged 89). Åsfrid Svensen was a Norwegian literary historian.
Åsfrid Svensen (21 May 1936 – 9 May 2026) was a Norwegian literary historian and a professor of Nordic literature at the University of Oslo. She has published a number of books, on Arne Garborg and Olav Duun, among others. She was also a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. In 2001 she received the NBU-prisen. Svensen died on 9 May 2026, at the age of 89.
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Norwegian literary historian
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Åsfrid Svensen was born on 21 May 1936 in Oslo.
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Åsfrid Svensen died on 9 May 2026.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Åsfrid Svensen. https://biography.guide/asfrid-svensen/
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