Brynjulf Alver

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Brynjulf Alver (born Kristiansand 28 September 1924, died 21 February 2009) was a professor at the Etno-folkloristisk institutt (Institute of Ethno-Folklore) at the University of Bergen. [1]

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Life

Alver grew up in Alversund. He obtained his master's degree in folkloristics in Oslo in 1951, and was connected to the University of Oslo as archivist and university lecturer from 1962 to 1971. He was also director of the Nordiska institutet för folkdiktning (Nordic Institute for Folk Poetry) 1968–69. In 1972, Alver became head of the newly established Etno-folkloristisk institutt at the University of Bergen, first as a docent in ethnology and folkloristics, then from 1983 as professor in folklore. Alver was known as an outstanding popularizer and lively debater with extensive professional insight. In 1994 he was the honorand of a Festschrift . [2]

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References

  1. "Brynjulf Alver". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). 2023-08-01. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
  2. Arild Strømsvåg og Torunn Selberg (eds): Hverdag. Festskrift til Brynjulf Alver. Vett & Viten. Stabekk 1994. ISBN   82-412-0184-2.