Egil A. Wyller | |
Birth Date: | 24 April 1925 |
Birth Place: | Stavanger, Norway |
Occupation: | Philosopher, historian, writer |
Employer: | University of Oslo |
Relatives: | Thomas Christian Wyller (brother) |
Egil Anders Wyller (24 April 1925 – 6 March 2021) was a Norwegian philosopher, historian, non-fiction writer and translator. He was born in Stavanger, the son of Trygve Christian Wyller and Anne Kathrine Dons, and brother of Thomas Christian Wyller. He was assigned professor at the University of Oslo from 1969. Among his books are Tidsproblemet hos Olaf Bull from 1958 and Enhet og annethet from 1981. He has translated dialogues of Plato into Norwegian language, and been a co-editor of the book series Idé og tanke. He was decorated Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav in 2000.[1] [2]