Audun Dybdahl

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Audun Dybdahl
Born10 September 1944
Died22 June 2021
AwardsMember of the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters; Scandinavian University Press Academic Journal Prize
Scientific career
FieldsHistory
Institutions Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Thesis Jordeiendomsforhold og godseiere i Trøndelag (1980)

Audun Dybdahl (born 10 September 1944, died 22 June 2021) was a Norwegian historian of the Middle Ages. He was professor of history at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).

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Career and work

Audun Dybdahl studied at the universities of Oslo and Trondheim, and earned his cand.philol. degree in 1968 and his dr.philos. degree in 1980 with a dissertation on mediaeval estate owners in Trøndelag. He was a specialist on Norwegian mediaeval history, and his major works included Fosens historie, Trøndelags historie and Klima, uår og kriser i Norge gjennom de siste 1000 år, a monograph on changing climate and crises over the past millennium. [1]

Honours

He was elected as a member of the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters. He received the Article of the Year – Scandinavian University Press Academic Journal Prize in 2010. [2] [3]

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References

  1. Audun Dybdahl, NTNU
  2. "Årets tidsskriftartikkel". Universitetsforlaget . Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  3. "Audun Dybdahl skrev Årets tidsskriftartikkel," Universitetsavisa 8 June 2011