Background
Torp, Arne was born on October 14, 1942 in Holt, Norway. Son of Knut and Gudrun (Skaali) Torp.
Torp, Arne was born on October 14, 1942 in Holt, Norway. Son of Knut and Gudrun (Skaali) Torp.
Torp has published widely, both for the higher education sector and for high school. Arne Torp is the father of actress Ane Dahl Torp. He resides at Jar. In 2008, Arne Torp participated in a series of radio commercials for the grocery chain Joker, where he used his knowledge of Norwegian dialects to discern the geographic origin of speakers.
Arne Torp was the leader of the "Landslaget for språklig samling" (Norwegian: National Association for Language Collection) from 1989 to 1993.
From 1993 to 2003, he was editor of the magazine-language collection.
Arne Torp was for years a member of the Norwegian Language Council and has participated in several radio and television programs in discussion of Nordic linguistics and the Norwegian language in particular.
Married Berit Helene Dahl. Children: Ane, Asne Helene.