Hjördis Nerheim
Norwegian professor
About Hjördis Nerheim
Lived 1940 – 2020 (aged 79). Hjördis Nerheim was a Norwegian professor of philosophy.
Hjørdis Nerheim (20 June 1940 – 30 March 2020) was a Norwegian philosopher. She was appointed professor at the University of Tromsø from 1995. Her research interests centered on the philosophy of Immanuel Kant, as well as ethics, political philosophy, esthetics, and the philosophy of science.
Career Nerheim received her education in Oslo, Paris and Tübingen, and graduated as dr. philos. in Philosophy from the University of Oslo in 1986, the first Scandinavian woman to do so. and was the first female Scandinavian professor of philosophy.
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Who was Hjördis Nerheim?
Norwegian professor (1940-2020)
When was Hjördis Nerheim born?
Hjördis Nerheim was born on 20 June 1940.
When did Hjördis Nerheim die?
Hjördis Nerheim died on 30 March 2020.
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Hjördis Nerheim was a professor of philosophy.
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Hjördis Nerheim was Norwegian.
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