Toril Swan (19 October 1945 – 13 September 2022) was a Norwegian linguist.
She was born in Sandnessjøen. After taking a bachelor's degree in philosophy at Bates College in 1970, she graduated with the cand.philol. degree from the University of Oslo in 1978. Swan was hired as an associate professor at the University of Tromsø in 1980, and received the dr.philos. degree from the same institution in 1987. Promoted to professor in 1990, she also served as dean of the Faculty of Humanities from 1997 to 2002.[1][2]
Swan was a dean at the University of Stavanger from 2002 to 2004 before moving to Bergen, though continuing on the faculty of the University of Tromsø until her retirement in 2016.[2] Swan was a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters since 1997.[3]
In Bergen she became known as a figurehead in the Humanist Association. She was married to Leiv Egil Breivik.[4][3]
Swan died on 13 September 2022.[5][6]
^"Toril Swan 70 år". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 19 October 2015.
^ ab"Toril Swan fyller 75 år". Bergensavisen (in Norwegian). 19 October 2020. p. 32.
^ abLiland, Eirik; Bull, Tove; Mørck, Endre (24 September 2022). "Toril Swan (1945-2022)". iTromsø (in Norwegian). p. 25.
^Bøe-Hansen, Magnhild; Lomsdalen, Christian (19 September 2022). "Minneord". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). pp. 38–39.
^Eirik Liland; Tove Bull; Endre Mørck (23 September 2022). "Toril Swan (1945–2022): «Ho var morosam, hadde mykje humor og kunne vere svært slagferdig»". itromso.no. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
^"Professoren som aldri sluttet å stå opp mot urettferdighet". 16 September 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
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M. Knutson and illustrations by Clyde Caldwell and James Crabtree. Rick Swan reviewed House of Strahd for Dragon magazine #205 (May 1994). He said that...
setting known as Kara-Tur. Kara-Tur was later made a continent of Abeir-Toril. TSR went on to produce eight adventure modules using the Oriental Adventures...
of Baba Yaga was written by Lisa Smedman, and published by TSR, Inc. Rick Swan reviewed The Dancing Hut of Baba Yaga for Dragon magazine #222 (October 1995)...
additional design, development and editing by Bruce Heard, Karen Martin, Rick Swan, Jennell Jaquays, Kevin Stein and Robin Jenkins. Its cover art is by Ben...
interesting challenges". He rated it overall at a 3 out of 5 possible points. Rick Swan reviewed Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium Appendix II: Children of the Night...
Ladyman, Christopher Mortika, John Nephew, Bruce Nesmith, Bill Slavicsek, Rick Swan, John Terra, and Ray Winninger. Its cover art is by Jeff Easley. Its interior...
anyone looking for something different, Dark Sun is worth checking out." Rick Swan reviewed the Dark Sun Boxed Set in the September 1992 issue of Dragon magazine...
and Dale "Slade" Henson. Rick Swan reviewed Magic Encyclopedia, Volume One for Dragon magazine #190 (February 1993). Swan considered The Magic Encyclopedia...
the movie Why Him? In the May 1994 edition of Dragon (Issue #205), Rick Swan specifically mentioned Bradstreet's work in GURPS Vampire: The Masquerade...
seen—coherent, playable, well-developed, and entertaining." Game designer Rick Swan considered the Greyhawk setting "a mess", but called The City of Greyhawk...
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