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1839 In Norway
Events in the year 1839 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarch: Charles III John. Events Arts and literature * Det Dramatiske Selskab in Hammerfest was founded. Births *25 March – Frederik Collett, painter (d.1914). *7 June – Karl Ditlev Rygh, archaeologist and politician (d.1915) *12 June – Theodor Peterson, businessperson and politician (d.1888) *23 December – Carl Otto Løvenskiold, naval officer, politician and land owner (died 1916). Full date unknown *Walter Scott Dahl, politician and Minister (d.1906) *Ole Falck Ebbell, architect (d.1919) *Lars Knutson Liestøl, politician and Minister (d.1912) Deaths *10 June – Jacob Munch, painter and military officer (b.1776) *2 December – Andreas Landmark, politician (b.1769) Full date unknown *Jens Esmark, mountain climber and professor of mineralogy (born 1763) * Peder Tonning, politician (born 1782) * Lars Larsen Forsæth, farmer and politician (born 1759 In Great Britain, this year was known as the ''Annus Mirabil ... [...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] |
1906 In Norway
Events in the year 1906 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarch – Haakon VII *Prime Minister of Norway – Christian Michelsen Events * 12 January - Mining starts at A/S Sydvaranger in Finnmark. * 4–5 February - Noregs Mållag is founded in Kristiania. * 1 March - The steamship "Thor" sinks near Lyngholmen in Sveio, 39 people perish. * 2 March - The Second Gjæsling Accident: 25 fishermen is killed in a storm in the fjord Folda, Trøndelag. * 2 March - The first Norwegian Blue Cross association is founded in Kristiania. * 8 March - 19 people perish in an avalanche close to the fishing village Steine in Lofoten. * 22 June – Haakon VII and Maud of Wales are crowned monarch and consort of Norway in the Nidaros Cathedral. * 27 June - Coop Norge is established. * 4 September - The Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen completed a three-year voyage through the Northwest Passage in the converted herring boat Gjøa, after being trapped in ice for three winters. * The 1906 Parliamentary electi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lars Larsen Forsæth
Lars Larsen Forsæth (baptized 9 December 1759 – 12 February 1839) was a Norwegian farmer who served as a representative at the Norwegian Constituent Assembly. Tallak Lindstøl: ''Stortinget og Statsraadet'', Kristiania, 1914. B. 1 D. 1 : Biografier A-digital edition p. 256-257(in Norwegian) Lars Larsen Forsæth was born at Forset, a family farm at Klæbu in Sør-Trøndelag, Norway. His brother Paul Larsen Forsæth (1762–1817) and their father, Lars Larsen Forsæth (1731–1812) were the only survivors in his family after his mother and four siblings died of dysentery during the summer of 1773. The two brothers took over operation of the farm in 1788. Both brothers were enterprising farmers who over time bought additional properties. Lars Forsæth served as one of the Settlement Commissioners (''Forlikskommissær'') on the Conciliation Board (''Forliksråd'') for his community for many years. Forsæth was also a skilled carpenter and builder. He produced drawings used to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1782 In Norway
Events in the year 1782 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarch: Christian VII. Events Arts and literature * The anti-union song ''«Norges Skaal»'' is first published. It was first written in 1771 by Johan Nordahl Brun. Births *5 June - Ulrik Frederik Anton de Schouboe, civil servant and politician (died 1863) *8 September - Johan Gørbitz, painter (died 1853) *14 September - Christian Magnus Falsen, statesman, jurist, and historian (died 1830) *30 December - Jonas Anton Hielm, jurist and politician (died 1848) Full date unknown * Peder Nielsen Hemb, politician *Mads Lauritz Madsen, politician (died 1840) * Ole Christian Andersen Nøstvig, politician * Niels Arntzen Sem, politician (died 1859) * Peder Tonning, politician (died 1839 Events January–March * January 2 – The first photograph of the Moon is taken, by French photographer Louis Daguerre. * January 6 – Night of the Big Wind: Ireland is struck by the most damaging cyclone in 300 years. * January 9 – T ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peder Tonning
Peder Tonning (14 January 1782 – 3 May 1839) was a Norwegian politician. He was the son of the wealthy merchant Ole Tonning in Stryn, but moved to Aalesund. When local government was introduced in Norway in 1837, Tonning became the first mayor of the city. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1814 and 1830, representing the constituency of ''Romsdals Amt'' (today named Møre og Romsdal Møre og Romsdal (; en, Møre and Romsdal) is a county in the northernmost part of Western Norway. It borders the counties of Trøndelag, Innlandet, and Vestland. The county administration is located in the town of Molde, while Ålesund is the ...). He was also a deputy representative in 1821. He worked as postmaster.Peder Tonning — Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD) References ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1763 In Norway
Events in the year 1763 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarch: Frederick V. Events *Bergenhus amt was divided in two, creating the following amt – Nordre Bergenhus amt and Søndre Bergenhus amt. Arts and literature *25 May – The first newspaper in Norway ("Norske Intelligenz-Seddeler") published its first issue. Births *24 January – Peder von Cappelen, merchant and politician (d. 1837). Full date unknown *Johan Andreas Altenburg, merchant and shipowner (died 1824) *Jens Esmark, mountain climber and professor of mineralogy (died 1839) *Diderik Hegermann, politician and Minister (died 1835) Deaths *18 May - Anders Daae, priest and landowner (born 1680 Events January–March * January 2 – King Amangkurat II of Mataram (located on the island of Java, part of modern-day Indonesia), invites Trunajaya, who had led a failed rebellion against him until his surrender on December ...) See also References {{Year in Europe, 1763 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jens Esmark
Jens Esmark (31 January 1763 – 26 January 1839) was a Danish-Norwegian professor of mineralogy who contributed to many of the initial discoveries and conceptual analyses of glaciers, specifically the concept that glaciers had covered larger areas in the past. Biography Jens Esmark was born in Houlbjerg in Århus, Denmark. Esmark moved to Norway to the silver mining community of Kongsberg. He studied at the local mining academy. He completed his subsequent studies in Copenhagen and was accepted as a surveyor. Starting in 1797, Esmark was employed as a lecturer in mineralogy at the Kongsberg Mining Academy. In 1814, Esmark became Norway's first professor of geology as a professor of geology at the University of Oslo, and was described as "a pioneer in glacial geology", by professor of Quaternary geology and Glaciology Bjørn G. Andersen. In 1798, Esmark was the first person to ascend Snøhetta, highest in the mountain range Dovrefjell in southern Norway. The same year he l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1769 In Norway
Events in the year 1769 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarch: Christian VII. Events *15 August – The first census in Denmark-Norway to attempt completely covering all citizens (including women and children who had previously been listed only as numbers) takes place. At that point, Norway had 774,000 citizens. Arts and literature Births *8 January — Claus Pavels, bishop (died 1822) *25 February — Thomas Fasting, naval officer and government minister (died 1841) *14 April — Andreas Landmark, politician (died 1839) *4 May – Eilert Waldemar Preben Ramm, military officer and politician (d. 1837). *27 August – Hans Jacob Stabel, priest and politician (died 1836) Deaths *24 February – Johan von Mangelsen, military officer and businessperson (born 1694 Events January–March * January 16 – Francesco Morosini, the Doge of Venice since 1688, dies after ruling the Republic for more than five years and a few months after an unsuccessful attempt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andreas Landmark
Andreas Landmark (14 April 1769 – 2 December 1839) was a Norwegian politician and civil servant. Biography Personal life He was born in Christiania to Nils Svensson – a weaver from Värmland, Sweden – and Karen Andersdatter Killerud. His brother was Nils Landmark. Contrary to some sources, he was not born with the name Landmark, but some of the children took the name as adults. Landmark grew up with an uncle in Aurskog. He married Jacobine Caroline Wind (1733–1833). They had nine children, although at least one died young. Their sons included Jens Landmark, known as a military officer and politician, and Andreas Landmark. His wife, born in Borgund near Aalesund, was a distant relative of the brothers Peter Daniel Baade Wind Kildal and Peter Wessel Wind Kildal Peter Wessel Wind Kildal (24 November 1814 – 22 March 1882) was a Norwegian merchant and industrialist. Kildal was born at Borgund in Møre og Romsdal, Norway. He was the son of Ole Severin Kildal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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