historian literary historian professor
He took his candidate.philol. degree in 1983, and the dr.philos. degree in 1994. In 1998 he was appointed as a professor of modern history at the University of Tromsø. He was selected to the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters in 2011.
His books include Universitetet i Tromsø 25 år (1993), Historie og nasjon.
Ernst Sars og striden om norsk kultur (1999) og Havet, døden og vêretired Kulturell modernisering i Kyst-Noreg 1850-1950 (2003).
He has also published Henrik Ibsen"s letters with comments.
Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.