Background
Lloyd Hustvedt was born and raised in the Sogn Valley in Goodhue County, Minnesota. Hustvedt finished his B.A. degree at St. Olaf College with a major in Norwegian. Hustvedt received his M.A. degree from the University of Minnesota and earned his Ph.D. degree in Scandinavian Studies from the University of Wisconsin.
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