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1727 In Norway
Events in the year 1727 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarch: Frederick IV Events Arts and literature Births *22 February – Christen Schmidt, bishop (died 1804). *19 July – Ditlevine Feddersen, culture personality (died 1803). *Eistein Kjørn, woodcarver (born 1805). Deaths *9 April – Thomas von Westen, priest and missionary (born 1682). *29 May – James Collett, timber trader (born 1655 Events January–March * January 5 – Emperor Go-Sai ascends to the throne of Japan. * January 7 – Pope Innocent X, leader of the Roman Catholic Church and the Papal States, dies after more than 10 years of rule. * Febr ...). See also References {{Year in Europe, 1727 ... [...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] |
Eistein Kjørn
Eistein Guttormsen Kjørn, a.k.a. Østen Kjørn or Estin Kjørn, (1727–1805) was a Norwegian woodcarver. Kjørn was born at the Old Sandbu farm in Vågå. He was one of the leading woodcarvers in the Gudbrand Valley. He followed in the footsteps of Jakob Klukstad, whom Kjørn observed while working on the decoration for Heidal Church. In addition to woodcarving, Kjørn also wrote poems and psalms in the Vågå dialect, painted religious pictures, and carved soapstone gravestones. Kjørn died in Heidal. Works: * Modernization of the altarpiece in Vågå Church (1758) * Kvikne Church: altarpiece and pulpit (1760) * Svatsum Church: altarpiece ( 1770), moved to Aulstad Church * Follebu Church: pulpit ( 1770), wooden carving reused for the new pulpit * Kvam Church: renovated altarpiece (1776), church burned in 1940 * Hegge Stave Church: altarpiece (1780), transported over the mountains by sled * Sel Church Sel Church ( no, Sel kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Collett
James Collett (18 August 1655 – 29 May 1727) was an English-born Norwegian merchant. Life James Collett was born in London, England. As a young man, he worked for an English wholesaler. In 1683, he settled in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway as factor of English merchants. In 1686, he married Karen Leuch (1666-1745), daughter of the wealthy Christiania merchant Peder Pedersen Leuch (1636-1693). With time, he became the largest timber trader in Christiania. In the early 18th century, he exported more timber from Christiania than anybody else and operated a fleet of ships. The firm he founded, Collett & Leuch, (later Collett & Son), continued within the family for four generations. The marriage of James Collett and Karen Leuch resulted in the birth of nine children. The family became part of the patriciate of Christiania in the 18th century. See also *Collett family References 1655 births 1727 deaths Merchants from London Norwegian businesspeople English emigrant ... [...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] |
1682 In Norway
Events in the year 1682 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarch: Christian V. Events *''Stavanger stiftamt'' headquarters was moved to the town of Christianssand and renamed ''Christianssand stiftamt''. *Kongsvinger Fortress was built. Births *13 September – Thomas von Westen, priest and missionary (died 1727). *2 October – Birgitte Christine Kaas, poet and translator of hymns (died 1761). Deaths *21 May - Reinhold von Hoven, military officer (b. c. 1610) Full date unknown *Paul Peterson Paus, priest and poet (b 1625). *Werner Olsen Werner Olsen ( 1600 – 1682) was a Norwegian church builder and a tower builder with a legendary reputation. He is also known as Werner Olsen Skurdal in reference to the last residence he lived at. Life Olsen was born in Ringsaker. He lived durin ..., church builder (b. c. 1600). See also References {{norway-year-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Von Westen
Thomas von Westen (13 September 1682 – 9 April 1727) was a Norwegian Lutheran priest and missionary. He was a driving force in the Sami mission, and founded the education institution ''Seminarium Scholasticum'', the later Seminarium Lapponicum, in Trondheim. Personal life Von Westen was born in Trondheim in Sør-Trøndelag, Norway. He was the son of Arnoldus von Westen (1643–1698) and his second wife, Inger Marie Thomasdatter Meyer. His father was a pharmacist at Løveapoteket Apothecary. His grandfather had been mayor of Trondheim. Career Von Westen attended Trondheim Cathedral School and was educated for the priesthood at the University of Copenhagen where he took his Artium Baccalaureus degree in 1698. He received his Cand.theol. in 1699. After completing his education, he started working as a priest in Helgeland. In 1709, he was appointed vicar of Veøy in Romsdal. Along with his friend and fellow priest Nils Engelhart, von Westen was an active participant of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1805 In Norway
Events in the year 1805 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarch: Christian VII. Events *The long horse-powered Damtjern-Storflåtan railway in Krokskogen, was opened. It is believed to have been Norway's first railway. Arts and literature Births *8 January – Halvor Heyerdahl Rasch, zoologist (d.1883) Full date unknown *Jørgen Wright Cappelen, bookseller and publisher (d.1878) *Bernt Sverdrup Maschmann, priest and politician (d.1869) * Ole Hersted Schjøtt, clergyman and politician (d.1848) * Jacob Staalesen Velde, politician Deaths *21 April – Bernt Anker, merchant, chamberlain and playwright (born 1746). *Eistein Kjørn, woodcarver (born 1727 Events January–March * January 1 – (December 21, 1726 O.S.) Spain's ambassador to Great Britain demands that the British return Gibraltar after accusing Britain of violating the terms of the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht. Britain ...). See also References {{Year in Europe, 1805 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Store Norske Leksikon
The ''Great Norwegian Encyclopedia'' ( no, Store Norske Leksikon, abbreviated ''SNL''), is a Norwegian-language online encyclopedia. The online encyclopedia is among the most-read Norwegian published sites, with more than two million unique visitors per month. Paper editions 1978–2007 The ''SNL'' was created in 1978, when the two publishing houses Aschehoug and Gyldendal merged their encyclopedias and created the company Kunnskapsforlaget. Up until 1978 the two publishing houses of Aschehoug and Gyldendal, Norway's two largest, had published ' and ', respectively. The respective first editions were published in 1907–1913 (Aschehoug) and 1933–1934 (Gyldendal). The slump in sales for paper-based encyclopedias around the turn of the 21st century hit Kunnskapsforlaget hard, but a fourth edition of the paper encyclopedia was secured by a grant of ten million Norwegian kroner from the foundation Fritt Ord in 2003. The fourth edition consisted of 16 volumes, a t ... [...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] |
1803 In Norway
Events in the year 1803 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarch: Christian VII Events * 1 January – Denmark-Norway abolishes transatlantic slave trade. * June - Anders Olson Lysne is executed for Lèse majesté. He is the last person executed for Lèse majesté in Norway. Arts and literature * The construction of Ledaal is finished. Births *27 September – Hans Jørgen Darre, clergyman (died 1874) Full date unknown *1 September – Georg Pettersen, politician (died 1879) * Per Ivarson Undi, early homesteader in Wisconsin Territory (died 1860) Deaths *15 March - Johann Friedrich von und zu Mansbach, military officer (born 1744) *14 April - Johan Christian Schønheyder, bishop (born 1742) *22 May – Frederik Otto Scheel, military officer and civil servant (born 1748). *June - Anders Olson Lysne, leader of a farmer rebellion (born 1764) *15 October – Ole Irgens, bishop (born 1724) *18 November – Ditlevine Feddersen, culture personality (born 1727) *24 November – Reier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ditlevine Feddersen
Ditlevine Feddersen (née Collett; 19 July 1727 – 18 November 1803) was a Norwegian poet, translator and culture personality. She was the older sister of Mathia Collett. Biography She was one of eleven children of the wealthy merchant Peter Collett (1694–1740) and Anna Cathrine Rosenberg (1699–1747). She was given her name after governor Ditlev Vibe, who was her godfather. When her parents died, she lived together with her younger sister, Mathia, and their aunt until her marriage. In 1749, she married Nicolai Feddersen (1699–1769), who was magistrate president of Christiania (now Oslo). They belonged to the social elite of the Oslo aristocracy. She arranged amateur theater performances. She was a central figure of the culture development in Oslo in the mid 18th century. She translated foreign language plays, including Carlo Goldoni's ''Pamela'' (1765). She was the muse of the poet Christian Braunmann Tullin, and in turn wrote her own poems which were influenced by him. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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