Name Asbjorn Aarnes | ||
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Born 20 December 1923Tingvoll ( 1923-12-20 ) Died 8 January 2013(2013-01-08) (aged 89)Oslo Notable awards Legion of Honour;Anders Jahres kulturpris | ||
Asbjørn Aarnes (20 December 1923 – 8 January 2013) was a Norwegian literary historian.
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Life
He was born in Tingvoll. He was appointed professor at the University of Oslo from 1964. He has published works on French literature and on Norwegian poets. He was co-editor of the book series Idé og tanke, jointly with Egil A. Wyller, and principal editor of the book series Thorleif Dahls Kulturbibliotek from 1978 to 2001.
Awards
He has received several French honorary decorations, including l'Ordre national du Mérite in 1970, the Légion d'Honneur in 1979 and l'Ordre des Palmes Académiques in 1984. He was the first recipient of Anders Jahres kulturpris, in 1990.
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