Jarle Bondevik was born on June 29, 1934, in Sogndal and died on April 4, 2016.
He was a Norwegian philologist.
Jarle took the a cand.philol. degree at the University of Bergen.
From 1961 to 1963, he worked as a lecturer at Aarhus University, and at Bergen Teacher’s College from 1963 to 1972.
During 1972, he was appointed as a lecturer at the University of Bergen.
The dr.philos. degree from the University of Bergen institution followed in 1988, and in 1993, Jarle became a professor.
From 1991 to 1999 he was also an assisting professor at Volda University College.
Bondevik was a former member of the Norwegian Language Council, and together with Oddvar Nes and Terje Aarset he has published nine volumes of unreleased material from Ivar Aasen.
Bondevik resided in Søreidgrend.
Jarle Bondevik passed away at 81 old yrs.