Oddvar Nes, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Oddvar Nes

Norwegian linguist

Date of Birth: 27-Dec-1938

Place of Birth: Volda, Møre og Romsdal, Norway

Date of Death: 18-Sep-2016

Profession: linguist

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Oddvar Nes (27 December 1938 – 18 September 2016) was a Norwegian linguist.He became a research assistant at the University of Bergen in 1964, and was promoted to associate professor in 1973 and professor in 1987.
His speciality is onomastics.
He was a visiting scholar at University of Vienna from 1988 to 1989, and a member of Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters and the Royal Gustavus Adolphus Academy.He resided in Florvåg.