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{{Short description|Norwegian linguist}}
'''Oddvar Nes''' (27 December 1938 &ndash; 18 September 2016) was a Norwegian linguist.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sagabok.no/no/nyheter/blogitem/95_oddvar_nes_1938-2016|title = Saga Bok - Oddvar Nes 1938-2016 - Nyheter}}</ref>

He became a [[research assistant]] at the [[University of Bergen]] in 1964, and was promoted to associate professor in 1973 and professor in 1987. His speciality is [[onomastics]]. He was a visiting scholar at [[University of Vienna]] from 1988 to 1989, and a member of [[Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters]] and the [[Royal Gustavus Adolphus Academy]].<ref name=ntb>{{cite news|title=70 år 27. desember: Professor Oddvar Nes|agency=Norwegian News Agency|date=10 December 2008|language=Norwegian}}</ref>

He resided in [[Florvåg]].<ref name=ntb/>

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