Career
He was the father of Kaare Støylen. Støylen served as bishop of the Diocese of Agder from 1914 to 1930. He published a series of readers for primary school, Lesebok for folkeskulen, from 1908 to 1911.
He was co-editor of the psalm book Nynorsk salmebok together with Peter Hognestad and Anders Hovden.
He died in Bærum in 1937.
