Background
He was born in Bergen as a son of district stipendiary magistrate Aage Thor Falkanger, Senior (1902–1981) and Haldis Brun (1911–1988).
He was born in Bergen as a son of district stipendiary magistrate Aage Thor Falkanger, Senior (1902–1981) and Haldis Brun (1911–1988).
University of Oslo.
He grew up in Flekkefjord, and took the candidate.jur. degree at the University of Oslo in 1958. He took the dr.juris degree in 1968 on the thesis Leie av skib. lieutenant was printed in the journal Arkiv for Sjørett in 1969, and Falkanger edited this journal from 1970 to 1982.
In 1970 he was also appointed professor of jurisprudence at the University of Oslo.
He retired in 2004. He resides at Høvik Verk.
Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters]
He has been a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters since 1980.