Eyvind Fjeld Halvorsen (4 May 1922 – 19 March 2013) was a Norwegian philologist.
He was born in
Ringerike. He was hired as a
docent at the
University of Oslo in 1954, took the
dr.philos.
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degree in 1959 on the thesis ''The Norse Version of the Chanson de Roland'' (about ''
The Song of Roland'') and served as a professor at the University of Oslo from 1962 to 1992.
He served as
dean from 1964 to 1970.
He is a member of the
Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. He was also involved as chairman and vice chairman of
Norsk språknemnd
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1958 to 1972 and its successor body the
Norwegian Language Council from 1972 to 1988.
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He died in March 2013 in Kolsås.Death announcement]
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References
1922 births
2013 deaths
People from Ringerike (municipality)
Norwegian philologists
Academic staff of the University of Oslo
Members of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
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