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1725 In Norway
Events in the year 1725 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarch: Frederick IV. Events *8 March – The Dutch merchant ship Akerendam sinks near the island of Runde during its maiden voyage, the entire ship's crew of 200 people dies in the sinking. Arts and literature *The construction of the Oslo Ladegård is complete. Births *11 February – Johan Frederik Classen, industrialist and philanthropist (died 1792). *8 March – Jens Boalth, educator (died 1780). *22 September – Gunder Gundersen Hammer, government official (died 1772). *19 November – Magnus Theiste, government official (died 1791 Events January–March * January 1 – Austrian composer Joseph Haydn arrives in England, to perform a series of concerts. * January 2 – Northwest Indian War: Big Bottom Massacre – The war begins in the Ohio Country ...) Deaths See also References {{Year in Europe, 1725 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of Norway. Bouvet Island, located in the Subantarctic, is a dependency of Norway; it also lays claims to the Antarctic territories of Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land. The capital and largest city in Norway is Oslo. Norway has a total area of and had a population of 5,425,270 in January 2022. The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden at a length of . It is bordered by Finland and Russia to the northeast and the Skagerrak strait to the south, on the other side of which are Denmark and the United Kingdom. Norway has an extensive coastline, facing the North Atlantic Ocean and the Barents Sea. The maritime influence dominates Norway's climate, with mild lowland temperatures on the se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jens Boalth
Jens Boalth (8 March 1725 – 5 December 1780) was a Norwegian educator. He was Rector at the Bergen Cathedral School and a driving force behind cultural development in Bergen, Norway. He was born in Christiania (now Oslo, Norway). He was the son of Larsen Boalth (1697–1744 and Anne Cathrine Pedersdatter Kolding (1695–1765). He grew up in a wealthy merchant family and attended Christiania Cathedral School. In 1742, he entered the University of Copenhagen, where he relieved his theological degree in 1745 and took a Magister degree in 1750. From 1756, he was Rector at the Bergen Cathedral School. In total, he was an educator at the school for more than 20 years. He co-founded the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra in 1765 and the Philharmonic Drawing School in 1772. In 1774, he founded Det nyttige Selskab ''Det nyttige Selskab'' (lit. "The Serviceable Society") is a non-profit organization in Bergen, Norway. History Det nyttige Selskab was founded in Bergen in 1774 by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magnus Theiste
Magnus Theiste (1725 – 25 November 1791) was a Norwegian government official. He served as the County Governor (Norway), County Governor of Vest-Agder, Lister og Mandal county from 1768 to 1771 and of Sogn og Fjordane, Nordre Bergenhus county from 1771 to 1779. He was the son of Jacob Monsen Theiste, a timber trader from Oslo, Christiania and his second wife, Anna Beata Sørensdatter (née Løchstør). He was born in Christiania in 1725. He attended Oslo Cathedral School in 1744 and after graduation, he traveled abroad. From 1761 to 1763, he traveled around Norway, financed by the Denmark-Norway, Dano-Norwegian state, during his journey he wrote a detailed journal about the country. The original journal is today kept at Royal Library, Denmark, The Royal Library in Copenhagen, Denmark. In 1768, he was appointed as the County Governor of Vest-Agder, County Governor of Lister og Mandals amt. In 1771, he was reassigned and he became the County Governor of Sogn og Fjordane, County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1772 In Norway
Events in the year 1772 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarch: Christian VII. Events *September - Charles of Hesse was appointed commander-in-chief of the Norwegian army. *German ceased to be the official language of command in the army, in favour of "Dano-Norwegian". Arts and literature *February - The first public theatre in Norway, founded in Oslo by Martin Nürenbach, is dissolved. *30 April - The Norwegian Society (''Det Norske Selskab''), a literary society for Norwegian students in Copenhagen, is formed. *September - The comedy-play ''Kierlighed uden Strømper'', by Johan Herman Wessel, is first published. Births *3 January - Søren Georg Abel, priest and politician (died 1820) *1 February - Evert Andersen, navy officer (died 1809) *29 February - Hans Andersen Barlien, farmer and politician. (died 1842) *29 November - Peder Klykken, politician (died 1861) Full date unknown * Hans Hagerup Falbe, politician and Minister (died 1830) *Sveinung Svalastoga, rose painter (die ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gunder Gundersen Hammer
Gunder Gundersen Hammer (1725–1772) was a Norwegian politician and government official. He served as the County Governor of Finnmark county from 1757 until 1768 and then he was transferred to be the County Governor for Stavanger Stavanger (, , American English, US usually , ) is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Norway. It is the fourth largest city and third largest metropolitan area in Norway (through conurbation with neighboring Sandnes) and the a ... county from 1768 until his death in 1772. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Hammer, Gunder Gundersen 1725 births 1772 deaths County governors of Norway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knut Helle
Knut Helle (19 December 1930 – 27 June 2015) was a Norwegian historian. A professor at the University of Bergen from 1973 to 2000, he specialized in the late medieval history of Norway. He has contributed to several large works. Early life, education and marriage He was born in Larvik as the son of school inspector Hermann Olai Helle (1893–1973) and teacher Berta Marie Malm (1906–1991). He was the older brother of politician Ingvar Lars Helle. The family moved to Hetland when Knut Helle was seventeen years old. He took the examen artium in Stavanger in 1949, and a teacher's education in Kristiansand in 1952. He studied philology in Oslo and Bergen, and graduated with the cand.philol. degree in 1957. His paper ''Omkring Bǫglungasǫgur'', on the Bagler sagas, was printed in 1959. In December 1957 he married Karen Blauuw, who would later become a professor. Helle's marriage to Blauuw was dissolved in 1985. In October 1987 Helle married museum director and professor of mediev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norsk Biografisk Leksikon
is the largest Norwegian biographical encyclopedia. The first edition (NBL1) was issued between 1921 and 1983, including 19 volumes and 5,100 articles. It was published by Aschehoug with economic support from the state. bought the rights to NBL1 from Aschehoug in 1995, and after a pre-project in 1996–97 the work for a new edition began in 1998. The project had economic support from the Fritt Ord Foundation and the Ministry of Culture, and the second edition (NBL2) was launched in the years 1999–2005, including 10 volumes and around 5,700 articles. In 2006 the work for an electronic edition of NBL2 began, with support from the same institutions. In 2009 an Internet The Internet (or internet) is the global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices. It is a '' network of networks'' that consists of private, pub ... edition, with free access, was released by together with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1780 In Norway
Events in the year 1780 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarch: Christian VII Events *August - Denmark-Norway joins the First League of Armed Neutrality. Arts and literature * Det Dramatiske Selskab in Oslo is founded. Births *30 January – Christian Garup Meidell, military officer and politician (died 1863) *25 August – Conradine Birgitte Dunker, socialite and writer (died 1866) *9 November – Nicolai Wergeland, priest, writer and politician (died 1848). Full date unknown *Jens Aars, priest and politician (died 1834) *Hans Eleonardus Møller, Sr., businessperson (died 1860) Deaths *21 April – Carl Deichman, businessman, mine operator, book collector and philanthropist (born c.1705). *5 December – Jens Boalth, educator (born 1725). Full date unknown * Anders Porsanger, Sami linguist and priest (born 1735) *Martin Nürenbach Martin Nürenbach or ''Nurembach'' (unknown – 1780) was a German acrobat, stage actor, dancer and equilibrist active in Sweden, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Den Store Danske Encyklopædi
''Den Store Danske Encyklopædi'' (''The Great Danish Encyclopedia'') is the most comprehensive contemporary Danish language encyclopedia. The 20 volumes of the encyclopedia were published successively between 1994 and 2001; a one-volume supplement was published in 2002 and two index volumes in 2003. The work comprises 115,000 articles, ranging in size from single-line cross references to the 130-page entry on Denmark. The articles were written by a staff of about 4,000 academic experts led by editor-in-chief Jørn Lund. Articles longer than a few dozen lines are signed by their authors. Many articles are illustrated. The encyclopedia was published by ''Danmarks Nationalleksikon A/S'' (Denmark's National Encyclopedia), a subsidiary of Denmark's publishing house Gyldendal that was set up for the purpose. The project was inspired by the almost contemporary Swedish ''Nationalencyklopedin''; it received financial support from the Augustinus Foundation and was backed by a governmenta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Norwegian Monarchs
The list of Norwegian monarchs ( no, kongerekken or ''kongerekka'') begins in 872: the traditional dating of the Battle of Hafrsfjord, after which victorious King Harald Fairhair merged several petty kingdoms into that of his father. Named after the homonymous geographical region, Harald's realm was later to be known as the Kingdom of Norway. Traditionally established in 872 and existing continuously for over 1,100 years, the Kingdom of Norway is one of the original states of Europe: King Harald V, who has reigned since 1991, is the 64th monarch according to the official list. During interregna, Norway has been ruled by variously titled regents. Several royal dynasties have possessed the Throne of the Kingdom of Norway: the more prominent include the Fairhair dynasty (872–970), the House of Sverre (1184–1319), and the House of Oldenburg (1450–1481, 1483–1533, 1537–1814, and from 1905) including branches Holstein-Gottorp (1814–1818) and Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1792 In Denmark
Events from the year 1792 in Denmark. Incumbents * Monarch – Christian VII of Denmark, Christian VII * Prime minister – Andreas Peter Bernstorff Events May * 16 May – * Denmark declares transatlantic slave trade illegal after 1803 (though slavery continues until 1848) Births * 14 January – Christian de Meza, Commander (died 1865) * 2 April – Johannes Theodorus Suhr, businessman (died 1858 in Denmark, 1858) * 26 June – Christian Albrecht Jensen, portrait painter during the Danish Golden Age (died 1870 in Denmark, 1870) * 12 August – Hans Harder, painter and drawing master (died 1873 in Denmark, 1873) * 22 November – Ferdinand, Hereditary Prince of Denmark (died 1863 in Denmark, 1863) Deaths * 3 March – Cathrine Marie Gielstrup, stage actress (born 1755 in Denmark, 1755) * 22 April Alexander Walker Ross, military officer (born 1710 in Denmark, 1710) * 24 March – Johan Frederik Classen, Danish-Norwegian industrialist and philanthropist (born 1725 in N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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