Magnus Olsen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Magnus Olsen

Norwegian linguist

Date of Birth: 28-Nov-1878

Place of Birth: Arendal, Aust-Agder, Norway

Date of Death: 16-Jan-1963

Profession: writer, philologist, linguist, runologist

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Magnus Bernhard Olsen (Arendal, 28 November 1878 – Oslo, 16 January 1963) was a Norwegian linguist and a professor in Norse philology at the University of Oslo from 1908 to 1948.
His writings on Norse paganism and interpretations of the names of Norwegian farms and other placenames were influential, and his contribution to runology, particularly Norwegian runology, was considerable.