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Berte Canutte Aarflot
Berte Canutte Aarflot (3 January 1795 – 29 October 1859) was a Norwegian Christian hymnwriter and author within the Haugean Movement (''haugianere''). Personal and early life Berte Canutte Aarflot was born at Årflot, a family farm in the parish of Ørsta in Møre og Romsdal, Norway to Sivert Aarflot (1759–1817) and his wife Gunhild Rasmusdotter Eikrem (1756–1836). The family moved to the village of Ekset in Volda when she was four years old. Berte Canutte gained knowledge of the pietism teachings of Hans Nielsen Hauge as a small child, and around 1800 joined a small circle of Haugeans led by Vebjørn Svendsen in Volda. Berte Canutte learned writing at home and by maintaining letter correspondence with fellow Haugeans. At the age of twelve, Berte Canutte started writing spiritual hymns. Her father was a newspaper publisher who had set up the first library and printing house in the village. He was impressed by her writings and in the last of his life recommended she publ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johannes Aarflot
Johannes Amundsson Aarflot (29 October 1824 – 3 November 1891) was a Norwegian businessman and member of the Norwegian Parliament. Aarflot was born on the farm Årflot at Ørsta (''Aarflot i Ørsta'') in Møre og Romsdal, Norway. He was the son of Amund Knutsson Aarflot (1788–1860) and his wife, Berte Canutte Aarflot (1795–1859) who was a Christian hymnwriter in the Haugean tradition (''haugianere''). From 1841 he was an employee at a bookstore in Aalesund. In 1860, he opened his own bookstore, ''Aarflots Bokhandel'' (now Ark Aarflot). He was a member of the city council in Ålesund during 1861. He served as the mayor of the town in 1864, 1876–81 and 1883–91. He also served as one of the Settlement Commissioners (''Forlikskommissær'') on the District Conciliation Board (''Forliksråd '') from 1870. Aarflot became a member of the Norwegian Parliament from the Conservative Party, representing Aalesund og Molde Molde () is a town and municipality in Møre og ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |