Egil A. Wyller

Egil Anders Wyller (24 April 1925 – 6 March 2021) was a Norwegian philosopher, historian, non-fiction writer and translator. He was born in Stavanger, the son of Trygve Christian Wyller and Anne Kathrine Dons, and brother of Thomas Christian Wyller.^[1][2][3]

Egil A. Wyller
Born	(1925-04-24)24 April 1925 Stavanger, Norway
Died	6 March 2021(2021-03-06) (aged 95)
Occupation(s)	Philosopher, historian, writer
Employer	University of Oslo
Relatives	Thomas Christian Wyller (brother)
Awards	Order of St. Olav

In the post-war years he studied intellectual history at the University of Oslo and he finished his Master of Arts (Mag.art) in 1954. He then continued his studies at Tübingen and Freiburg before returning to Oslo where he became Dr. Philos (PhD) in 1961, with a dissertation on the philosophy of Plato.^[3]

He was assigned professor at the University of Oslo from 1969. Among his books are Tidsproblemet hos Olaf Bull from 1958 and Enhet og annethet from 1981. He has translated dialogues of Plato into Norwegian language, and been a co-editor of the book series Idé og tanke. He was decorated Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav in 2000.^[1][2]

Books

• Tidsproblemet hos Olaf Bull. Et eksistensfilosofisk bidrag (1959)
• Fra Homer til Heidegger (1959)
• Fra tankens og troens møtested (1968)
• Der späte Platon (Hamburg, 1970)
• Gjerningsord (1974)
• Enhet og annethet (1981)
• Den sene Platon (1984)
• Henologische Perspektiven I/II (Amsterdam 1995)
• Henologisk skriftserie (20 volumes, 1994–2002)