Background
Ottosson, Kjartan was born on January 14, 1956 in Reykjavík, Iceland. Son of Ottó Michelsen and Gyða Jónsdóttir.
literature and language professor
Ottosson, Kjartan was born on January 14, 1956 in Reykjavík, Iceland. Son of Ottó Michelsen and Gyða Jónsdóttir.
Bachelor, University Iceland, Reykjavík, 1979. Master of Arts, University Iceland, Reykjavík, 1982. Doctor of Philosophy, Lund University, Sweden, 1992.
Professor Icelandic University Oslo, Norway, since 1992. Fellow Center Advanced Study, Oslo, 2004—2005. Adjunct professor scandinavian languages University Bergen, Norway, since 2008.