# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/magnus-olsen
# Generated: 2026-08-14T05:11:55.524Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/magnus-olsen"
name: "Magnus Olsen"
slug: "magnus-olsen"
description: "Magnus Bernhard Olsen was a Norwegian philologist who specialized in Old Norse studies. Born and raised in Arendal, Olsen received his degrees in philology at Royal Frederick University in Kristiania, where he became a protége of Sophus Bugge. After Bugge's death, Olsen succeeded him in 1908 as Professor of Old Norwegian and Icelandic Literature at Royal Frederick University. In this capacity, he taught generations of Norwegian academics and teachers."
tagline: "Norwegian linguist (1878–1963)"
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1878-11-28"
deathDate: "1963-01-16"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump