Memorial Page for Thomas Hylland Eriksen (née Geir Thomas Hylland Eriksen)
Norwegian social anthropologist and professor
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Thomas Hylland Eriksen (* February 6, 1962 in Oslo; † November 27, 2024 in Oslo) was a norwegian social anthropologist and professor. He was 62 years old. He was married to Kari J. Spjeldnæs. He studied at University of Oslo. He received 6 awards, including honorary doctor of Stockholm University, The Arthur Holmesland Award for Non-Fiction. His cause of death was pancreatic cancer.
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11 EventsBorn in Oslo, Oslo Municipality
1962University of Oslo
1981Peace Research Institute Oslo
1990until 1991
University of Oslo
1991Married Kari J. Spjeldnæs
1995until 2024
The Arthur Holmesland Award for Non-Fiction
1999award for good science communication from the University of Oslo
2000Research Council of Norway's Award for Excellence in Communication of Science
2002Academic Prize
2019gold medal
2022Died in Oslo, Oslo Municipality (pancreatic cancer)
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Thomas Hylland Eriksen (née Geir Thomas Hylland Eriksen). Forever remembered.