Kjell Venås
Kjell Venås (30 November 1927 – 7 March 2018) was a Norwegian philologist.
He was born in Hemsedal,[1] and took his dr.philos. degree in 1967. He spent most of his career at the University of Oslo; as a lecturer from 1970 to 1971 and professor from 1971 to 1997. Specializing in research about the Nynorsk language form, Venås has also been involved in the Norwegian Language Council.[2] He was a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.[3] He died in March 2018.[4]
Selected bibliography
[edit]This is a list of his most notable works:[2]
- Hallingmålet (1977)
- Mål og miljø (1982)
- For Noreg og Ivar Aasen. Gustav Indrebø i arbeid og strid (1984)
- Norsk grammatikk. Nynorsk (1990)
- I Aasens fotefar. Marius Hægstad (1992)
- Då tida var fullkomen. Ivar Aasen (1996)
References
[edit]- ^ Bondevik, Jarle. "Geir Grung". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 7 March 2009.
- ^ a b "Kjell Venås". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). 2007. Retrieved 24 May 2009.
- ^ "Gruppe 5: Filologi og språkvitenskap" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Retrieved 28 October 2009.
- ^ Death announcement, Aftenposten 15 March 2018 p. 45
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