Peter Østbye
(1855-1943)
Norwegian philologist and translator
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Peter Nielsen Østbye (February 20, 1855 - Norway—February 2, 1943) was a Norwegian philologist and academic administrator. He taught classical languages and was a proponent of learning the Latin language. He was an education official at Fredrikstad between 1894-1910 and at Drammen between 1910-1926. He is principally known for his translations of Homer's epic poems, the Iliad and the Odyssey from Ancient Greek into Norwegian.
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20 February 1855 Nittedal, Norway
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2 February 1943 (aged 87)
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