Background
Lothe, Jakob was born on March 25, 1950 in Bergen, Norway. Son of Anton and Eldfrid Lothe.
Lothe, Jakob was born on March 25, 1950 in Bergen, Norway. Son of Anton and Eldfrid Lothe.
After growing up in Lote, Norway, Lothe studied at the University of Bergen where he completed his undergraduate work. He then studied at the University of California, Santa Barbara where he completed an Master of Arts degree in Comparative Literature, before receiving his doctorate in Bergen in 1986.
In addition to his professorship in Oslo he has held positions at the University of Bergen and the University of Tromsø, and has been visiting professor at the University of Oxford, the University of Cape Town and Harvard University.
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Member of Norwegian Academy of Sciences and Letters, International Society Study Narrative.
Married Elin Toft, January 15, 1982. Children: Hans-Jakob, Anders.