Einar Johannes Lundeby, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Norwegian linguist
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Place of Birth: Spydeberg, Eastern Norway, Norway
About Einar Johannes Lundeby
- Einar Johannes Lundeby (3 October 1914 – 7 March 2011) was a Norwegian linguist. He was born in Spydeberg.
- He was hired as a lecturer in Norwegian language at the University of Oslo in 1961.
- He took the dr.philos.
- degree in 1966 and was promoted to docent in the North Germanic languages in 1967, before serving as professor from 1971 to 1984.
- Notable academic publications include Overbestemt substantiv i norsk og de andre nordiske språk (1965) and Om utbrytningens opphav og innhold (1976); textbooks include Språket vårt gjennom tidene (1956 with Ingvald Torvik).
- He also co-edited Maal og Minne from 1967 to 1995.He was a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.
- He was also a member of the Norwegian Language Council from 1980 to 1988 and chaired the International Summer School from 1981 to 1985.
- He died in March 2011 in Asker.
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