Bjørn Tysdahl Explained

Bjørn Tysdahl (20 October 1933 – 17 December 2020) was a Norwegian literary historian.

He grew up in Kampen, Oslo. He took his education at the University of Oslo, from 1961 as a research fellow. Following the doctoral thesis Joyce and Ibsen: A Study in Literary Influence, he worked at the University of Sussex before becoming a professor of English literature at the University of Oslo.[1] He was especially known for his biography on Oscar Wilde.[2] He was a fellow of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters from 1988.[3]

He resided at Hosle.[4] He died in December 2020, aged 87.[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: Lothe, Jakob. Bjørn Tysdahl. Pellicer. Juan Christian. 12 January 2021. Aftenposten. Rem, Tore. 48.
  2. News: Norgesvennen. Wold. Bendik. 19 September 2003. Morgenbladet. 9. no.
  3. Web site: Norske medlemmer. Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. no. 2 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20070715142138/http://www.dnva.no/c26848/artikkel/vis.html?tid=26857#histfil. 15 July 2007.
  4. News: Bjørn Tysdahl 70 år 20. oktober. Norwegian News Agency. 1 October 2003. Norwegian.