About Egil A. Wyller
Lived 1925 – 2021 (aged 95–96). Egil A. Wyller was a Norwegian professor of philosophy, philosopher, historian, translator and classical philologist.
Egil Anders Wyller (24 April 1925 – 6 March 2021) was a Norwegian philosopher, historian, non-fiction writer and translator. He was born in Stavanger, the son of Trygve Christian Wyller and Anne Kathrine Dons, and brother of Thomas Christian Wyller.
In the post-war years he studied intellectual history at the University of Oslo and he finished his Master of Arts (Mag.art) in 1954. He then continued his studies at Tübingen and Freiburg before returning to Oslo where he became Dr. Philos (PhD) in 1961, with a dissertation on the philosophy of Plato.
Books
Tidsproblemet hos Olaf Bull. Et eksistensfilosofisk bidrag (1959) Fra Homer til Heidegger (1959) Fra tankens og troens møtested (1968) Der späte Platon (Hamburg, 1970) Gjerningsord (1974) Enhet og annethet (1981) Den sene Platon (1984) Henologische Perspektiven I/II (Amsterdam 1995) Henologisk skriftserie (20 volumes, 1994–2002)
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Norwegian philosopher (1925-2021)
When was Egil A. Wyller born?
Egil A. Wyller was born in 1925 in Stavanger, Stavanger.
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Egil A. Wyller died on 6 March 2021 in Oslo.
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Egil A. Wyller was a professor of philosophy, philosopher, historian, translator and classical philologist.
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Egil A. Wyller was Norwegian.
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