Øivind Andersen

Øivind Andersen (born 12 October 1944) is a Norwegian philologist.

He was born in Oslo, and took the dr.philos. degree in 1976 with the thesis Paradeigmata. Beiträge zum Verständnis der Ilias. He was appointed as a professor at the University of Trondheim in 1980, and from 1989 to 1993 he was the first director of the Norwegian Institute at Athens. In 1997 he became professor at the University of Oslo.[1] He is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.[2]

References

1. Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Øivind Andersen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 15 April 2010.
2. "Gruppe 5: Filologi og språkvitenskap" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Retrieved 28 October 2009.