Background
Bernt, Jan Fridthjof was born on July 6, 1943 in Bergen, Norway. Son of Christian Odd and Ellse-Marie Bernt.
Bernt, Jan Fridthjof was born on July 6, 1943 in Bergen, Norway. Son of Christian Odd and Ellse-Marie Bernt.
Juris Doctor, University Bergen, 1979.
Deputy judge Nordhordland County Court, Bergen, 1969. Assistant professor, department law University Bergen, 1969—1975, associate professor, faculty law, 1975—1979, professor, faculty law, 1980—1995, since 1999, president rektor, 1996—1998. Research scholar Norwegian Research Council, Ann-Arbor, 1970—1971.
Board chair Ludvig Holberg Memorial Fund, Bergen, since 2003, Christian Michelsen's Institute Research, Bergen, since 2007, Program Ethics, University Oslo, since 2007. Vice president, president Norwegian Academy of Sciences & Letters, Oslo, 2004—2007.
Married Anne-Marie Lygren. Children: Sverre Lygren, Camilla.