Tove Bull (born 31 October 1945) is a Norwegian

linguist Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. It is called a scientific study because it entails a comprehensive, systematic, objective, and precise analysis of all aspects of language, particularly its nature and structure. Linguis ...

. Born in Alta, Bull was appointed

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at the

University of Tromsø The University of Tromsø – The Arctic University of Norway (Norwegian: ''Universitetet i Tromsø – Norges arktiske universitet''; Northern Sami: ''Romssa universitehta – Norgga árktalaš universitehta'') is a state university in Norway an ...

in 1984, and was promoted to

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in 1990. Bull served as pro rector from 1990 to 1995, and then became the first female

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of the University of Tromsø, holding this position from 1996 to 2001. Bull was member of the

Norwegian Language Council The Language Council of Norway ( no, Språkrådet, ) is the consultative body of the Norwegian state on language issues. It was established in 2005 and replaced the Norwegian Language Council (, ) which existed from 1974 to 2005. It is a subsidiar ...

from 1980 to 1995, member of the board of

Finnmark University College Finnmark University College ( no, Høgskolen i Finnmark or HiF) was a university college with three campuses throughout Finnmark, Norway. In August 2013 Finnmark University College and the University of Tromso merged to form what is now called the ...

from 2003 to 2007, and member of the board of the

Sámi University College The Sámi ( ; also spelled Sami or Saami) are a Finno-Ugric-speaking people inhabiting the region of Sápmi (formerly known as Lapland), which today encompasses large northern parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and of the Murmansk Oblast, Rus ...

from 2007. In November 2006, Bull was awarded the

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with the rank of Commander. Bull is 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 ...

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1945 births Living people Linguists from Norway Academic staff of the University of Tromsø Rectors of the University of Tromsø Members of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters People from Alta, Norway Norwegian women academics Women heads of universities and colleges {{Norway-linguist-stub