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Norwegian historian (born 1945) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Øystein Rian (born 23 February 1945, in Lillehammer) is a Norwegian historian who specializes in the history of Denmark-Norway from 1536 to 1814, particularly its political, social and religious history.
He was appointed associate professor at Telemark University College in 1977, and was a professor at the University of Oslo from 1993 until reaching the emeritus age in 2015.[1] He is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.[2]
He is the younger brother of Erlend Rian.[1] Rian is openly gay.[3]
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