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1781 In Norway
Events in the year 1781 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarch: Christian VII. Events *11 April - Oplandenes amt was split into two, with the western part becoming Kristians amt and the eastern part becoming Hedemarkens amt. Arts and literature *Edvard Storm writes ''Zinklars vise'' (" Ballad of Sinclair"). Births *19 May – Lars Andreas Oftedahl, priest and politician (died 1843) *1 December – Ferdinand Carl Maria Wedel-Jarlsberg, commanding general of the Norwegian Army (died 1857) *10 December – Christian Hersleb Horneman, jurist and politician (died 1860). Full date unknown * Palle Rømer Fleischer, politician and Minister (died 1851) *Edvard Hagerup, solicitor and politician (died 1853) * Jørgen Young, merchant and politician (died 1837 Events January–March * January 1 – The destructive Galilee earthquake causes 6,000–7,000 casualties in Ottoman Syria. * January 26 – Michigan becomes the 26th state admitted to the United States. * Febru ... [...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] |
Norwegian Army
The Norwegian Army ( no, Hæren) is the land warfare service branch of the Norwegian Armed Forces. The Army is the oldest of the Norwegian service branches, established as a modern military organization under the command of the King of Norway in 1628. The Army participated in various continental wars during the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries as well, both in Norway and abroad, especially in World War II (1939–1945). It constitutes part of the Norwegian military contribution as a charter member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) since 1949. History Creation of the Norwegian Army After the Kalmar War broke out in 1611, the Danish-Norwegian king, Christian IV tried to revive the leidang, with dire results. As the Norwegian peasantry had not been armed or trained in the use of arms for nearly three centuries, they were not able to fight. Soldiers deserted or were captured. The soldiers had to participate in military drills, while providing supplementary labor to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jørgen Young
Jørgen Young (baptized April 17, 1781 – died February 26, 1837) was a Norwegian timber merchant born in Vinger, Norway. ''Youngstorget'' (Young Square) in Oslo is named after him. Young had his own dwelling in the building that now stands at ''Storgata'' no. 3 in Christiania. He purchased the Enerhaugen neighborhood in 1815 and parceled out the properties there in order to drive out the most well-off cottagers, whereby in return for leasing land there the people and their families had to provide unpaid labor, among other duties. Young sat on the city council from 1816 to 1821. At that time, the wealthiest men in the city could determine whether and how long they wanted to sit in the city council. He represented the capital in the Parliament of Norway The Storting ( no, Stortinget ) (lit. the Great Thing) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It is located in Oslo. The unicameral parliament has 169 members and is elected e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1853 In Norway
Events in the year 1853 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarch: Oscar I. Events *24 August – The Royal Norwegian Navy Museum is founded. *The present Lista Lighthouse was built. Arts and literature Notable births *22 January – Francis Hagerup, lawyer, diplomat, politician, and twice Prime Minister of Norway (died 1921) *28 March – Jacob Breda Bull, author (died 1930) *20 September – Dikken Zwilgmeyer, writer (died 1913). *14 October – Axel Christian Zetlitz Kielland, civil servant and diplomat (died 1924 in Norway, 1924) *26 October – Kristian Vilhelm Koren Schjelderup, Sr., bishop (died 1913 Events January * January 5 – First Balkan War: Battle of Lemnos (1913), Battle of Lemnos – Greek admiral Pavlos Kountouriotis forces the Turkish fleet to retreat to its base within the Dardanelles, from which it will not ven ...) *3 November – Hans Nilsen Hauge, priest, politician and Minister (died 1931 in Norway, 1931) Full date unknown *Johan Magnus Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edvard Hagerup
Edvard Eilersen Hagerup (9 September 1781 – 29 March 1853) was a Norwegian solicitor and politician. Hagerup was born in the city of Kristiansand in Lister og Mandals amt, Norway. He was the son of Bishop Eiler (Kongel) Hagerup (b. 1718) and Edvardine Magdalene Margarethe Christie (b. 1755). During 1801, he studied at the University of Copenhagen with Wilhelm Frimann Koren Christie. Both became King's representative (''Stiftsamtmann'') of a county in Norway. During the formation of the Constitution of Norway signed at the Constitutional Assembly at Eidsvoll during 1814, Christie was secretary to the delegates managed by Christian Magnus Falsen and Hagerup was advisor to the Danish Prince Christian Fredrik, who was present. He was a member of the first Norwegian Parliament (''Storting''). During 1814, he was asked to accept the post of Minister, which would have required him to live in Stockholm, so he abstained. At that time, he worked as an Assessor. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1851 In Norway
Events in the year 1851 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarch: Oscar I Events Arts and literature *10 January – The Norwegian Booksellers Association (''Den Norske Bokhandlerforening'') is founded. Births January to June *2 January – Haldor Boen, teacher and politician in America (died 1912) *25 January – Arne Garborg, writer (died 1924) *28 January – Andreas Aubert, art historian (died 1913) *11 June – Oscar Borg, composer (died 1930) July to December *23 July – Peder Severin Krøyer, painter (died 1909) *20 August – Abraham Berge, politician and Minister (died 1936) *23 September – Ola Thommessen, newspaper editor (died 1942) *2 October – Elias Sunde, politician and Minister (died 1910). *30 October – Leonhard Hess Stejneger, zoologist (died 1943) *10 November – Waldemar Christofer Brøgger, geologist and mineralogist (died 1940) *25 November – Hans Andersen Foss, author, newspaper editor and temperance leader in America (died 1929) Full date unknown *Gu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palle Rømer Fleischer
Palle Rømer Fleischer (25 October 1781 – 4 April 1851) was a Norwegian Military Officer and Government Minister. He served as a representative at the Norwegian Constitutional Assembly. Palle Rømer Fleischer was born at Moss in Østfold, Norway. During 1792, he was enrolled as a cadet and student at The Free Mathematics School in Christiania (now Oslo) (''Den frie matematiske skole i Christiania'') . In 1796, he became a Second Lieutenant in the Norwegian Ranger Corps (''Norske Jægerkorps'') where he served until 1802 when he was promoted to Captain in the North Zealand Land Protection Regiment (''Nordsjællandske landvernsregiment'') in Denmark. He subsequently returned to Norway as a staff Captain in the Ranger Corps where he was named Company Commander in 1813. In 1814, he was appointed Major. From 1815 to 1817 he was Commander of Akershus Fortress. In 1817, he became Lieutenant Colonel. He was promoted to Adjutant General in 1823, Major General in 1825 and Lieutenan ... [...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] |
1860 In Norway
Events in the year 1860 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarch: Charles IV Events * 5 August - Charles XV of Sweden and Louise of the Netherlands was crowned King and Queen of Norway in Trondheim. Louise was the first queen to be crowned in Norway since the Middle Ages. Arts and literature Births January to June *17 January – Erik Ramstad, one of the founders of Minot, North Dakota (died 1951) *3 February – Rudolf Krefting, physician (died 1942). *28 February – Carl Georg Barth, Norwegian-American mathematician and mechanical engineer (died 1939) *6 April – Anders Hovden, hymnwriter, priest, author and popular speaker (died 1943) *29 April – Bertrand Narvesen, businessperson (died 1939) *30 May – Helga Estby, noted for her walk across the United States during 1896 (died 1942) *11 June – Oda Krohg, painter (died 1935) *30 June – Karl Sigwald Johannes Bull, military officer, politician and Minister (died 1936) July to December *13 August – Lars Osa, artist (died 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Hersleb Horneman
Christian Hersleb Horneman (10 December 1781 – 22 June 1860) was a Norwegian jurist and elected official. He served as a representative at the Norwegian Constitutional Assembly. Christian Hersleb Horneman was born in Trondheim, Norway. He attended Trondheim Cathedral School. In 1801, Horneman earned his Cand. Jur. from the University of Copenhagen. He served as an auditor in Helsingor and at Kronborg Castle. In 1810 he was appointed magistrate and town clerk in Kragerø in Telemark. In 1815, Horneman returned to Trondheim where he served as an assessor for the court over the next forty years. He also served as chairman of the supervisory board of Norges Bank from 1832 to 1848. He represented Kragerø at the Norwegian Constituent Assembly in 1814 where he voted with the independence party (''Selvstendighetspartiet''). He was elected to the Parliament of Norway, representing Trondheim in 1824, 1827, 1830, 1836 and 1839. He was married during 1810 with his cousin Fredrikk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1857 In Norway
Events in the year 1857 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarch: Oscar I Events *6 June – Sophia of Nassau marries the future King Oscar II of Sweden-Norway Births *4 January – John N. Kildahl, Norwegian-American Lutheran church minister, author and educator (died 1920) *15 March – Christian Michelsen, shipping magnate, politician and Prime Minister of Norway (died 1925) *27 April – Theodor Kittelsen, artist (died 1914) *8 May – Agnes Mathilde Wergeland, Norwegian-American historian and poet (died 1914) *2 June – Urban Jacob Rasmus Børresen, rear admiral (died 1943) *28 July – Andreas Thidemand Carlsen Ruud, politician *19 August – Haldor Børve, architect (died 1933). *21 October- Frederick William Cappelen, Norwegian American architect and civil engineer (died 1921) *10 November – Aad J. Vinje, Chief Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court (died 1929) *18 November – Gunnar Heiberg, playwright (died 1929) Full date unknown *Waldemar Hansteen, architect (died 1921 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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