Carlos Wiggen (born 15 March 1950) is a Norwegian novelist and historian of ideas.

He was born in Fredrikstad.[1] He first made his mark as a novelist; his books include Slagskipet Scharnhorst (1978), Nordsjøfakkelen (1979), Så fast en borg (1993) and Arkadia (1997), and draw upon the history of ideas.[2]

Wiggen took the mag.art. degree in philosophy at the University of Oslo in 1975. In 1998 he took delivered the doctor's thesis Kants ultimatum at the University of Bergen.[1] The next year he followed with Spørsmålet om den hellige gral. En motivhistorisk gjennomgang, earning the dr.philos. degree at the University of Oslo.[3] In 2007 he published the book Filosofi og drama.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Barbari og sivilisasjon" (in Norwegian). University of Bergen. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2009.
  2. 1 2 Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Carlos Wiggen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 18 April 2009.
  3. ↑ "Doktorgrader". Uniforum (in Norwegian). 14 October 1999. Retrieved 18 April 2009.
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