Asbjørn Nesheim (14 December 1906 in Trondheim –19 January 1989 in Oslo) was a Norwegian linguist and curator known for his research on the Sámi languages and cultural history, [1] particularly for his collaboration with Konrad Nielsen on volumes four and five of Nielsen's Lapp Dictionary. [2] Nesheim was also responsible for creating and building up a Sámi Department at the Norsk Folkemuseum in Oslo from the 1950s on. [3]
Asbjørn Nesheim (14 December 1906 in Trondheim –19 January 1989 in Oslo) was a Norwegian linguist and curator known for his research on the Sámi languages and cultural history, [1] particularly for his collaboration with Konrad Nielsen on volumes four and five of Nielsen's Lapp Dictionary. [2] Nesheim was also responsible for creating and building up a Sámi Department at the Norsk Folkemuseum in Oslo from the 1950s on. [3]