Ernst Håkon Jahr

Ernst Håkon Jahr (born 4 March 1948) is a Norwegian linguist with about 230 publications, including about 50 books.

He is currently (2012) dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Education at the University of Agder.

In 1999 he moved to Agder University College, where he served as rector from 2000 to 2007.

[2] In 2008 he was proclaimed a Knight, First Class of the Royal Norwegian Order of St.

[5] In 2011, he was awarded the Swedish Academy's Nordic Prize, known as the 'little Nobel'.

Ernst Håkon Jahr receiving the Swedish Academy's Nordic Prize (2011), known as the 'little Nobel'.