Background
He was born in Bergen, and was married to Vigdis Ystad.
He was born in Bergen, and was married to Vigdis Ystad.
University of Oslo.
He was appointed professor at the University of Oslo from 1966 to 1984. His main literary research was on Henrik Ibsen. He published analysis of several of Ibsen"s plays, and the biography Henrik Ibsen – mennesket og kunstneren from 1981.