John Lindow | |
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| Born | July 23, 1946 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Spouse |
Katharine Forbes (m. 1968) |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Order of the Falcon (2018) |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Harvard University (AB, PhD) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Germanic philology |
| Sub-discipline | Old Norse studies |
| Institutions | |
| Main interests | Old Norse religion and literature |
| Notable works | Handbook of Norse Mythology (2001) |
John Frederick Lindow (born July 23, 1946) is an American philologist who is Professor Emeritus of Old Norse and Folklore at University of California, Berkeley. He is a well known authority on Old Norse religion and literature.