Egil Pettersen was a Norwegian philologist.

He was born in Bergen

Bergen

Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....

 and grew up in Fana

Fana

Fana is a borough of the city of Bergen, Norway.-History:Prior to 1972, Fana was an independent municipality which territory also included today's boroughs of Ytrebygda, Fyllingsdalen, and the southernmost part of Årstad.-Geography:...

. He took the cand.philol. degree in 1950, and was a lecturer at Stockholm University

Stockholm University

Stockholm University is a state university in Stockholm, Sweden. It has over 28,000 students at four faculties, making it one of the largest universities in Scandinavia. The institution is also frequently regarded as one of the top 100 universities in the world...

, teacher at Bergen Handelsgymnasium

Bergen Handelsgymnasium

Bergen Handelsgymnasium is an upper secondary school in Bergen, Norway. Established in 1904, it is one of the oldest gymnasia in the country. Its architect was Jens Zetlitz Monrad Kielland, a nephew of the novelist Alexander Kielland....

 and Bergen Teachers' College. He was hired at the University of Bergen

University of Bergen

The University of Bergen is located in Bergen, Norway. Although founded as late as 1946, academic activity had taken place at Bergen Museum as far back as 1825. The university today serves more than 14,500 students...

 in 1958, and was a professor of Nordic languages from 1971 to 1989, being a scholar on medieval language. He was a member of the Norwegian Language Council

Norwegian Language Council

The Norwegian Language Council was the regulation authority for the Norwegian language. It has been superseded by The Language Council of Norway .The council had 38 members, and created lists of acceptable word forms...

 from 1972 to 1991, and of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters

Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters

The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters is a learned society based in Oslo, Norway.-History:The University of Oslo was established in 1811. The idea of a learned society in Christiania surfaced for the first time in 1841. The city of Throndhjem had no university, but had a learned...

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