Jan Ivar Bjoernflaten

Background

Bjoernflaten, Jan Ivar was born on February 25, 1949 in Tromsoe, Norway. Son of Olav Johannes and Hildur Judith (Hals) Bjoernflaten.

Education

Magazine art, U. Oslo, 1978; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Oslo, 1988.

Career

Assistant professor Russian linguistics, U. Tromsoe, 1979-1984; assistant professor Slavic languages, U. Oslo, 1984-1988; associate professor, U. Oslo, 1988-1989; professor, U. Oslo, since 1989; director department East European and oriental studies, U. Oslo, 1990-1992, 95-. Dialectological fieldwork Pskov, Russia, 1992-1994.

Achievements

• January Ivar Bjoernflaten has been listed as a noteworthy linguistics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Married Marcella Mariani, May 19, 1983. Children: Julia, Francesca.

Father:

Olav Johannes Bjoernflaten

Mother:

Hildur Judith (Hals) Bjoernflaten

Spouse:

Marcella Mariani

child:

Francesca Bjoernflaten

child:

Julia Bjoernflaten