Bjørn Tysdahl
Bjørn Tysdahl (20 October 1933 – 17 December 2020) was a Norwegian literary historian.
He grew up in Kampen, Oslo. He took his education at the University of Oslo, from 1961 as a research fellow. Following the doctoral thesis Joyce and Ibsen: A Study in Literary Influence, he worked at the University of Sussex before becoming a professor of English literature at the University of Oslo.[1] He was especially known for his biography on Oscar Wilde.[2] He was a fellow of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters from 1988.[3]
He resided at Hosle.[4] He died in December 2020, aged 87.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Pellicer, Juan Christian; Rem, Tore; Lothe, Jakob (12 January 2021). "Bjørn Tysdahl". Aftenposten. p. 48.
- ^ Wold, Bendik (19 September 2003). "Norgesvennen". Morgenbladet (in Norwegian). p. 9.
- ^ "Norske medlemmer" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Archived from the original on 15 July 2007. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ "Bjørn Tysdahl 70 år 20. oktober" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 1 October 2003.
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