Bjarne Hodne (born 15 October 1943) is a Norwegian

folklorist Folklore studies, less often known as folkloristics, and occasionally tradition studies or folk life studies in the United Kingdom, is the branch of anthropology devoted to the study of folklore. This term, along with its synonyms, gained currenc ...

. He defended his

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degree in 1973 with the thesis ''Personalhistoriske sagn. En studie i kildeverdi''. He worked as a lecturer at the

University of Oslo The University of Oslo ( no, Universitetet i Oslo; la, Universitas Osloensis) is a public research university located in Oslo, Norway. It is the highest ranked and oldest university in Norway. It is consistently ranked among the top universit ...

from 1975 to 1976,

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from 1976 to 1984 and professor from 1985. He was the dean of the Historical-Philosophical Faculty (now: the Faculty of Humanities) from 1991 to 1997. He is a member of the

Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters ( no, Det Norske Videnskaps-Akademi, DNVA) is a learned society based in Oslo, Norway. Its purpose is to support the advancement of science and scholarship in Norway. History The Royal Frederick Univer ...

. In 2007 he became leader of the trade union Norwegian Association of Researchers.

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1943 births Living people Norwegian folklorists Academic staff of the University of Oslo Members of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Norwegian trade unionists {{Norway-academic-bio-stub