Carlos Wiggen (born 15 March 1950) is a Norwegian novelist and

historian of ideas Intellectual history (also the history of ideas) is the study of the history of human thought and of intellectuals, people who conceptualize, discuss, write about, and concern themselves with ideas. The investigative premise of intellectual histor ...

. He was born in

Fredrikstad Fredrikstad (; previously ''Frederiksstad''; literally "Fredrik's Town") is a city and municipality in Viken county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Fredrikstad. The city of Fredrikstad was founded in 15 ...

. He first made his mark as a novelist; his books include ''Slagskipet Scharnhorst'' (1978), ''Nordsjøfakkelen'' (1979), ''Så fast en borg'' (1993) and ''Arkadia'' (1997), and draw upon the

history of ideas Intellectual history (also the history of ideas) is the study of the history of human thought and of intellectuals, people who conceptualize, discuss, write about, and concern themselves with ideas. The investigative premise of intellectual histor ...

. Wiggen took the

mag.art. A magister degree (also magistar, female form: magistra; from la, magister, "teacher") is an academic degree used in various systems of higher education. The magister degree arose in medieval universities in Europe and was originally equal to the ...

degree in philosophy 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 ...

in 1975. In 1998 he took delivered the doctor's thesis ''Kants ultimatum'' at the

University of Bergen The University of Bergen ( no, Universitetet i Bergen, ) is a research-intensive state university located in Bergen, Norway. As of 2019, the university has over 4,000 employees and 18,000 students. It was established by an act of parliament in 194 ...

. The next year he followed with ''Spørsmålet om den hellige gral. En motivhistorisk gjennomgang'', earning the dr.philos. degree at the University of Oslo. In 2007 he published the book ''Filosofi og drama''.

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1950 births Living people 20th-century Norwegian novelists 21st-century Norwegian novelists University of Oslo alumni People from Fredrikstad {{Norway-writer-stub