About Ottar Grønvik
Lived 1916 – 2008 (aged 91). Ottar Grønvik was a Norwegian linguist, philologist, runologist, university teacher, germanist and student.
Ottar Nicolai Grønvik (21 October 1916 – 15 May 2008) was a Norwegian philologist and runologist.
He was a lecturer from 1959 and associate professor from 1965 to 1986 at the University of Oslo. His doctoral thesis, which earned him the dr.philos. degree in 1981, was Runene på Tunesteinen. He was best known for his work on the runic alphabet and various runestones, especially the Tune Runestone, the Rök runestone and the Eggjum stone.
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Who was Ottar Grønvik?
Norwegian philologist and runologist (1916–2008)
When was Ottar Grønvik born?
Ottar Grønvik was born on 21 October 1916 in Nordre Aker.
When did Ottar Grønvik die?
Ottar Grønvik died on 15 May 2008 in Oslo.
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Ottar Grønvik was a linguist, philologist, runologist, university teacher, germanist and student.
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Ottar Grønvik was Norwegian.
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