Background
Hannay, Robert Alastair was born on June 2, 1932 in Plymouth, Devonshire, England. Arrived in Norway, 1961. Son of Robert Stewart Erskine and Helen O'Hagan (Morton) Hannay.
Hannay, Robert Alastair was born on June 2, 1932 in Plymouth, Devonshire, England. Arrived in Norway, 1961. Son of Robert Stewart Erskine and Helen O'Hagan (Morton) Hannay.
Master of Arts, University Edinburgh, 1954. Master of Arts with honors, 1958. Doctor of Philosophy, University London, 1969.
Research fellow Norwegian Research Council, 1968—1971. Senior lecturer University Oslo, 1971—1974. Professor philosophy University Trondheim College Arts & Sciences, Dragvoll, Norway, 1975—1985, University Oslo, Norway, 1990—2000, emeritus, since 2000.
Visiting professor University California-Berkeley, 1982, University California, San Diego, 1985, 88, University Stockholm, 1987.
Member of Norwegian Academy of Sciences & Letters., Aristotelian Society, Royal Norwegian Science Society, Royal Society Edinburgh.
Married Joanne Mariko Ichiyasu, 1964 (divorced 1980). 1 child Jo Erskine; Married Bente Borsum Hannay, 1981 (divorced 2001).