Biography.guide
Home › People › Professor › Harald Eidheim
Portrait of Harald Eidheim

Harald Eidheim

1925 – 2012

Norwegian professor of social anthropology

Don't just read it — keep itBiographies to ownE-book · Audio · Video From $7 →

About Harald Eidheim

Lived 1925 – 2012 (aged 87). Harald Eidheim was a Norwegian professor.

Harald Eidheim (9 February 1925 − 20 October 2012) was a Norwegian social anthropologist.

He was born in Volda Municipality. In 1946 he moved to Sápmi for the first time, as a teacher in Nesseby, in a region under reconstruction after German troops had employed scorched earth tactics in World War II.

After taking his mag.art. degree in 1958, Eidheim was a research fellow for NAVF from 1959. In 1962 he became lecturer at the University of Oslo, being among the founders of the Department of Social Anthropology. He was promoted to associate professor in 1970 and worked as such until his retirement in 1990. Eidheim did research in Dominica and was a guest scholar at the University of the West Indies (1968–1969), before he later studied the Masai people and was a guest scholar at the International Livestock Centre for Africa (1977–1978). He was also involved in Sami studies and the study of ethnic relations and was an adjunct professor at the University of Tromsø. He died in 2012.

Biography shop

Don’t just read it —
keep it.

Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.

  • E-book
  • Audio
  • Video
Browse the shop — from $7

Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free

Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Nationality

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Harald Eidheim's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Harald Eidheim?

Norwegian professor of social anthropology

When was Harald Eidheim born?

Harald Eidheim was born on 9 February 1925 in Volda Municipality.

When did Harald Eidheim die?

Harald Eidheim died on 20 October 2012.

What was Harald Eidheim's occupation?

Harald Eidheim was a professor.

What nationality was Harald Eidheim?

Harald Eidheim was Norwegian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Harald Eidheim

· Wikidata: Q5984165

· DBpedia: Harald Eidheim

Cite this page

APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Harald Eidheim. https://biography.guide/harald-eidheim/

MLA: "Harald Eidheim." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/harald-eidheim/.

Chicago: "Harald Eidheim." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/harald-eidheim/.

Data last updated: 2026-09-20 · Spot an error? Report a correction.

Page generated 2026-09-27 05:28 UTC