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]

Axel Seeberg. 1966

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
  1. "Axel Seeberg (1931-2011)". Clara, Vol. 2, 2017. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  2. "Axel Seeberg". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 16 February 2011.
  3. "Arkeolog Axel Seeberg" (in Norwegian). Oslo City Museum. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  4. "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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