Western Norway University of Applied Sciences or HVL is a Norwegian public institution of higher education, established in January 2017 through the merging of formerly independent colleges across five campuses: Bergen, Førde, Haugesund, Sogndal and Stord. Its oldest programs - teacher education in Stord - can be traced to 1839. The total number of students at HVL is about 16000, and there are 1800 academic and administrative staff. Its main campus is in the Kronstad neighborhood of Bergen, Norway.
Knut Helle was a Norwegian historian. A professor at the University of Bergen from 1973 to 2000, he specialized in the late medieval history of Norway. He has contributed to several large works.
Hans Skjervheim was a Norwegian philosopher. He was born in Voss.
Narve Bjørgo is a Norwegian historian.
Anders Hagen was a Norwegian archaeologist. Hagen was most associated with the study of Norwegian archaeology and cultural heritage. He was a professor of Scandinavian Archaeology at University of Bergen and department head at the University Museum of Bergen.
Arne Odd Johnsen was a Norwegian medieval and economic historian.
Gunnar Steintveit is a Norwegian lawyer and judge.
Niels Christian Gauslaa Danbolt was a Norwegian professor of medicine who was a specialist in skin diseases. Danbolt-Closs syndrome was named after him and Karl Philipp Closs.
Lars Osa was a Norwegian artist. He also worked with church decoration and restoration and was a noted fiddle player.
Gunnar Fougner Høst was a Norwegian philologist and literary historian. He was a lecturer at the University of Oslo from 1930 to 1968.
Arne Nygård-Nilssen was a Norwegian art historian, publicist and magazine editor.
Alf Bøe was a Norwegian art historian, educator, curator and author.
Randi Gaustad is a Norwegian curator and art historian.
Per Jonas Nordhagen is a Norwegian art historian.
Robert Kloster was a Norwegian museum director and art historian.
Anders Bugge was a Norwegian theologist and art historian.
Hugo Ragnar Parr is a Norwegian physicist, civil servant and politician for the Labour Party.
Gunnar Handal is a Norwegian educationalist.
Jostein Børtnes is a Norwegian literary historian and Slavist with emphasis on Russian.
Danbolt is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
