Per Jonas Nordhagen (born 30 October 1929) is a Norwegian art historian. He was born in

Bergen Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula of ...

as a son of professor Rolf Nordhagen (1894–1979) and Elisabeth Marie Myhre (1900–1979). He was a grandson of

Johan Nordhagen Johan Nordhagen (23 March 1856 – 28 August 1956) was a Norwegian painter, graphic artist, educator and school administrator. Childhood Johan Nordhagen was born in Veldre in the Ringsaker municipality of Hedmark, Norway. He was the son of O ...

and nephew of

Olaf Nordhagen Johan Olaf Brochmann Nordhagen (16 March 1883 – 6 November 1925) was a Norwegian educator, architect, engineer and artist. He is most commonly associated with his restoration designs for Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim, Norway. Biography Olaf N ...

. He has been married twice; first to art historian Signe Horn Fuglesang, a daughter of

Rolf Jørgen Fuglesang Rolf Jørgen Fuglesang (31 January 1909, Fredrikstad – 25 November 1988) was a Norwegian secretary to the Nasjonal Samling government of Vidkun Quisling 1940–1941 and minister 1941–1942 and 1942–1945. He was also President of the 1943–1 ...

. He

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his secondary education in 1948 and took the

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degree (PhD equivalent) 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 1955. He was a lecturer at the University of Oslo from 1962 to 1969, and after taking the dr.philos. degree in 1968 he became a

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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 ...

from 1969 to 1973. He managed the University of Oslo's Norwegian Institute in Rome from 1973, succeeding his mentor Hans Peter L'Orange, before being a docent at the University of Oslo from 1976 to 1986 and a professor at the University of Bergen from 1986 to 1999. He was elected to 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 1974. His special field was

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and

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s and

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s. He has also been involved in architecture and protection of buildings, among others in the

Society for the Preservation of Ancient Norwegian Monuments Society for the Preservation of Ancient Norwegian Monuments ( no, Fortidsminneforeningen) is an organization focused on conservation preservation in Norway. The Society was founded in 1844. The founders were painters, historians, art historians ...

. In 1994 he became deputy chairman of the

National Gallery of Norway The National Gallery ( no, Nasjonalgalleriet) is a gallery in Oslo, Norway. Since 2003 it is administratively a part of the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design. , the admission cost is 100 Norwegian kroner. History It was establishe ...

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1929 births Living people University of Oslo alumni Academic staff of the University of Oslo Academic staff of the University of Bergen Norwegian art historians Members of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters {{Norway-academic-bio-stub