Vigdis Ystad

Vigdis Ystad (13 January 1942 – 7 December 2019) was a Norwegian literary historian.

Vigdis Ystad
Born	(1942-01-13)13 January 1942 Verdal, Norway
Died	7 December 2019(2019-12-07) (aged 77) Oslo[1]
Nationality	Norwegian
Occupation	Literary historian
Employer	University of Oslo
Spouse(s)	Daniel Haakonsen

She was born in Verdal, and was married to fellow literary historian Daniel Haakonsen. Her thesis from 1974 was on the poetry of Kristofer Uppdal. She has later published several works on Henrik Ibsen. She was appointed professor at the University of Oslo from 1979.[2][1] She died in December 2019.[3]

References

1. "Vigdis Ystad". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 November 2011.
2. Sæther, Astrid. "Vigdis Ystad". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
3. Kulås, Guri (10 December 2019). "Vigdis Ystad". Klassekampen (in Norwegian). p. 24.