Vigdis Ystad
Vigdis Ystad was a Norwegian literary historian.
Biography
She was born in Verdal Municipality, Norway. In 1974 she became dr.philos. at the University of Oslo. She was a university lecturer at the University of Oslo 1973–74, lecturer 1975–79 and professor from 1979. She was a member of the Norwegian [Academy of Science and Letters], the Royal [Society of Sciences in Uppsala], the Royal Academy of Science and Antiquities, the Norwegian Academy and the Norwegian Language and Literature Society. In 2012, Vigdis Ystad was appointed a knight of the 1st class of the Order of St. Olav.She was married to fellow literary historian Daniel Haakonsen. She died in December 2019.