Bjarte Birkeland
Norwegian historian
About Bjarte Birkeland
Lived 1920 – 2000 (aged 79). Bjarte Birkeland was a Norwegian literary historian, university teacher and literary scholar.
Bjarte Birkeland (26 December 1920 – 7 April 2000) was a Norwegian literary researcher.
He was born in Fana. In 1950 and 1976 he published works about Olav Duun; in 1962 he took the dr.philos. degree with a thesis about Per Sivle. He edited the Nynorsk periodical Syn og Segn from 1960 to 1968, and was a professor at the University of Bergen from 1969 to 1984.
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Who was Bjarte Birkeland?
Norwegian historian
When was Bjarte Birkeland born?
Bjarte Birkeland was born on 26 December 1920 in Norway, Fana Municipality.
When did Bjarte Birkeland die?
Bjarte Birkeland died on 7 April 2000.
What was Bjarte Birkeland's occupation?
Bjarte Birkeland was a literary historian, university teacher and literary scholar.
What nationality was Bjarte Birkeland?
Bjarte Birkeland was Norwegian.
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