Kjell Venås, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Kjell Venås

Norwegian philologist

Date of Birth: 30-Nov-1927

Place of Birth: Hemsedal, Buskerud, Norway

Date of Death: 07-Mar-2018

Profession: professor, philologist, linguist

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Kjell Venås (30 November 1927 – 7 March 2018) was a Norwegian philologist. He was born in Hemsedal, and took his dr.philos.
degree in 1967.
He spent most of his career at the University of Oslo; as a lecturer from 1970 to 1971 and professor from 1971 to 1997.
Specializing in research about the Nynorsk language form, Venås has also been involved in the Norwegian Language Council.
He was a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.
He died in March 2018.