Axel Seeberg
Axel Seeberg (11 February 1931 – 6 February 2011) was a Norwegian archaeologist. He was a professor of classical archaeology at the University of Oslo. [1]
Biography
Seeberg was born in Oslo, Norway. He attended upper secondary school at Ullern and graduated with a degree in art. After finishing his secondary education in 1949, he studied classical archaeology in Oslo, as well as the 1952-53 semester at University College London under T.B.L. Webster (1905–74). After graduating, Seeberg worked at the University of Oslo from 1956. From 1974 to 2001 he served as a professor of classical archaeology.[2]
Seeberg was also a translator who translated works by P.G. Wodehouse.[3] He was a fellow of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters from 1982.[4] He resided at Bestum where he died in 2011 at nearly 80 years old.[2]
References
- ^ "Axel Seeberg (1931-2011)". Clara, Vol. 2, 2017. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
- ^ 2.0 2.1 "Axel Seeberg". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 16 February 2011.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ "Arkeolog Axel Seeberg" (in Norwegian). Oslo City Museum. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ "Gruppe 2: Kulturfag og estetiske fag". Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
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