Background
Agøy, Nils Ivar was born on November 19, 1959 in Lillehammer, Norway. Son of Ivar M. and Anna-Marie (Schramm) Agøy.
Agøy, Nils Ivar was born on November 19, 1959 in Lillehammer, Norway. Son of Ivar M. and Anna-Marie (Schramm) Agøy.
Candidate, Norwegian School Theology. Candidate, University Oslo. Doctor of Philosophy, University Oslo, 1994.
Research fellow International Peace Research Institute, 1990—1993. Associate professor Telemark University College, 1994—2002, professor, since 2002.
Board member Norwegian Church Academies, since 2007. Member of Norwegian Church Academies (board member since 2007), Norwegian Association Literary Translators (Bastian prize), Norwegian Non-fiction Writers and Translators Association, Norwegian History Association (board secretary 1996—2000, vice president 1999—2000), Tolkien Society Norway (chairman 1981-1992, editor 1981-1990), Tolkien Society (Great Britain).
Married Berit Hagen Agøy, 1993. Children: Ingebjørg, Erling Torvid.