Erik Gunnes
Norwegian catholic priest, translator and professor
About Erik Gunnes
Lived 1924 – 1999 (aged 74). Erik Gunnes was a Norwegian catholic priest, translator, professor and historian.
Erik Gunnes (30 August 1924 – 3 February 1999) was a Norwegian historian.
He was born in Bodø to Bjørnulf Røe Gunnæs and Antonie Berg.
He studied theology in France, and served as Catholic priest in Oslo until 1965. He then focused on the study of Norwegian Middle Age history. From 1977 to 1991 he was appointed at the University of Oslo, eventually with a professorship in history.
Gunnes was awarded the Bastian Prize in 1977, for translation of a work by Isaac B. Singer.
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Norwegian catholic priest, translator and professor
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Erik Gunnes was born on 30 August 1924 in Bodø.
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Erik Gunnes died on 3 February 1999.
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Erik Gunnes was a catholic priest, translator, professor and historian.
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