Olav Gurvin

Olav Gurvin
Gurvin c. 1935.[1]
Born(1893-12-24)24 December 1893
Tysnes, Norway
Died31 October 1974(1974-10-31) (aged 80)
NationalityNorwegian
Occupationmusicologist

Olav Gurvin (24 December 1893 Tysnes – 31 October 1974) was a Norwegian musicologist, a professor at the University of Oslo from 1957. He co-edited the first Norwegian music encyclopedia in 1949, and edited the magazine Norsk Musikkliv from 1942 to 1951.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Bildetittel Olav Gurvin". oslobilder.no. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  2. ^ Grinde, Nils. "Olav Gurvin". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
  3. ^ "Olav Gurvin". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 12 July 2010.