Jostein Nerbøvik

Jostein Nerbøvik (10 July 1938 – 18 March 2004) was a Norwegian historian.

He was born in Volda Municipality, and took his cand.philol. degree at the University of Oslo. He first worked at Telemark University College, then at Volda University College. He was appointed professor there in 1993, having taken the dr.philos. degree and the University of Trondheim with the thesis Bygdefolkets krisehjelp 1925–35. The opponents at the dispute were Tore Pryser and Hans Fredrik Dahl. Nerbøvik was also instrumental in establishing the Ivar Aasen Centre.

In 1973 Nerbøvik published his most well-known book; the general overview Norsk historie 1870–1905. As the title indicates, Nerbøvik stressed the activity of the Norwegian rural populace in the democratization process in the second half of the nineteenth century.