Willy Dahl

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Willy Dahl
Born (1927-03-26) 26 March 1927 (age 96)
Bergen, Norway
Occupation(s)Literary historian and literary critic.
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Willy Dahl (born 26 March 1927) is a Norwegian literary researcher and literary critic.

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Biography

Born in Bergen on 26 March 1927, [1] Dahl was a professor at the University of Trondheim from 1978, and at the University of Bergen from 1981 to 1992. He has written several books on literary history. He has been a literary critic for the newspaper Arbeiderbladet . [2] [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Rottem, Øystein. "Willy Dahl". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
  2. "Willy Melkior Dahl". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 7 March 2010.