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1760 In Norway
Events in the year 1760 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarch: Frederick V. Events *Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters was founded in Trondheim by the bishop of Nidaros Johan Ernst Gunnerus, headmaster at the Trondheim Cathedral School Gerhard Schøning and Councillor of State Peter Frederik Suhm under the name Det Trondhiemske Selskab (the Trondheim Society). Births *30 January – Jonas Rein, priest, poet and member of the Norwegian Constituent Assembly at Eidsvoll (died 1821) *15 February – Lars Ingier, military officer, road manager, land owner and mill owner (died 1828). *4 March – Gabriel Schanche Kielland, businessman and ship owner (died 1821) *30 October – Matz Jenssen, businessperson (died 1813) Full date unknown *Lars Jakobson Thingnæsset, farmer and politician (died 1829 Events January–March * January 19 – August Klingemann's adaptation of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's ''Faust'' premieres in Braunschweig. * February 27 †... [...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] |
Jonas Rein
Jonas Rein (30 January 1760 – 21 November 1821) was a Norwegian priest, poet and member of the Norwegian Constituent Assembly at Eidsvoll in 1814. Background He was born at Øksendal in Møre og Romsdal, Norway. He was the son of parish priest Ole Rein (1729–1792) and his wife Margretha Hansdatter Ross. She died two weeks after Jonas' birth. In 1763 the family moved to Jevnaker, where his father was hired as vicar. Rein took his examen artium in 1777, and studied at the University of Copenhagen. He started studying theology, but soon switched to literature and philosophy. He graduated in 1780. While a student in Copenhagen, he was a member of the Norwegian Society (''Det Norske Selskab''), a literary society for Norwegian students in the city. Career In 1780 Rein returned to Norway, working mostly as a private tutor. He debuted as a playwright, but the play did not reach the stage. In 1787 he returned to Denmark to seek a post as a civil servant. After one rejection, he t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lars Jakobson Thingnæsset
Lars Jakobson Thingnæsset (1760–1829) was a Norwegian farmer and politician. He worked as a farmer at Notenes in Førde. He was a representative to the Norwegian Parliament during the term 1815–1816, in 1818 and in 1824. He died in a drowning accident at Kinn Kinn is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It was established on 1 January 2020. It is in the traditional districts of Nordfjord and Sunnfjord. The municipality is the only non-contiguous municipality in Norway since the municipality of .... at NRK Sogn og Fjordane County Encyclopedia References 1760 births[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1813 In Norway
Events in the year 1813 in Norway. Incumbents * Monarch: Frederick VI Events * 5 January - Denmark-Norway declared bankruptcy and a new state bank, the Rigsbank, was created. * 1 May - Christian Frederick is appointed Steward of Norway. * 2 October - The Norwegian Students' Society was established. Arts and literature * The Norwegian journal ''Historisk-philosophiske Samlinger'' (Historical-Philosophical Collections) final issue was published. Births * 23 January – Camilla Collett, writer and feminist (d.1895) * 18 February – Harald Ulrik Sverdrup, priest and politician (d.1891) * 5 August – Ivar Aasen, philologist, lexicographer, playwright and poet (d.1896) * 19 November – Augusta Smith, actor and opera singer (d.1900) Full date unknown * Christen Knudsen, ship-owner (d.1888) * Jørgen Moe, bishop and author (d.1882) * Christian Tønsberg, bookseller, publisher and writer (d.1897) Deaths * 12 August – Matz Jenssen, businessperson (b.1760 Events Janua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matz Jenssen
Matz Jenssen (30 October 1760 – 12 August 1813) was a Norwegian businessman. Originally a seamaster, Jenssen settled in Throndhjem in 1790. Here, he founded his own trading company ''Jenssen & Co'', which evolved into a trade dynasty in the city. Upon his death in 1813, his wife Anna, née Schjelderup Dorenfeldt (1763–1846) took over. The couple had four sons and four daughters; his two oldest sons Jens Nicolai and Hans Peter took over the company upon finishing school, while his third son Anthon P. Jenssen became an estate owner. Jens Nicolai Jenssen left the family company in 1837 to found a rivalling company ''Jenssen & Sønner''.''Personalhistorie for Trondhjems by og omegn i et tidsrum af circa 1 1/2 aarhundrede'' by Chr. Thaulow. Hosted by Trond ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriel Schanche Kielland
Gabriel Schanche Kielland (4 March 1760 – 5 March 1821) was a businessman and ship owner in the city of Stavanger in Norway. In 1790 he took control of the family business ''Jacob Kielland & Søn'' and soon became one of the wealthiest and most distinguished figures in the city. Around 1800, he commissioned the building of the large country house Ledaal, which would later become a royal residence in Stavanger. In 1815, he was elected to the Parliament of Norway, though was unable to assume office. His personal success also facilitated the rise to prominence of other members of the Kielland dynasty, who became influential in the commercial, cultural and public life of Stavanger and of Norway for more than a century. Career Gabriel Schanche Kielland was born in Stavanger as the only son of captain and businessman Jacob Jansen Kielland (1727–1788) and Elisabeth Schanche (1733–1784). He originally intended to be a teacher, and studied Classics for seven years with private ... [...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] |
1828 In Norway
Events in the year 1828 in Norway. Incumbents *List of Norwegian monarchs, Monarch: Charles III John. Events Arts and literature Births *20 March – Henrik Ibsen, playwright (d.1906 in Norway, 1906) *14 April – Johan Lauritz Sundt, industrialist (d.1889 in Norway, 1889). *15 November – Johannes Skaar, bishop and hymnologist (died 1904). Full date unknown *Gunleik Jonsson Helland, Hardanger fiddle maker (d.1863 in Norway, 1863) *Bøicke Johan Rulffs Koren, politician and Minister (d.1909 in Norway, 1909) Deaths *22 June – Lars Ingier, military officer, road manager, land owner and mill owner (b.1760 in Norway, 1760). *15 August – Isaach Isaachsen, politician (b.1774 in Norway, 1774) *2 September – Mathias Bonsak Krogh, bishop and politician (born 4. October 1754 in Norway, 1754) Full date unknown *Johan Ernst Berg, politician (b.1768 in Norway, 1768) *Christian Krohg (government minister), Christian Krohg, politician and Minister (b.1777 in Norway, 1777) See al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lars Ingier
Lars Ingier (15 February 1760 – 22 June 1828) was a Norwegian military officer, road manager, land owner and mill owner. Personal life Ingier was born in Ullensaker as the son of military officer Hans Christophersøn Ingier and Anne Schulstad. The Ingier family hailed from the ancient Ullensaker farm Ingier, known from the Middle Ages as ''Ingigjærdi''. In 1792 he married Gjertrud Maren Juel. He died at Stubljan in Aker in 1828. Career Ingier graduated from the Norwegian Military Academy, with the rank of Premier Lieutenant. He then abandoned the military career and started a career in road construction. From the 1780s he was appointed road manager ( no, generalveimester) of the Diocese of Akershus, which covered most of Eastern Norway at the time. Among his road projects were the King's road through Krokskogen and a new road passing the mountain at Holmestrand. He is credited for having introduced right-hand driving in Norway, by issuing posters in 1807, and this principl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1821 In Norway
Events in the year 1821 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarch: Charles III John. Events * 1 August - The Nobility of Norway is abolished. * Fredrik Meltzer designs the modern flag of Norway to replace the modified Danish and Swedish flags then in use. * Thomas Fasting became the first individual ever convicted in an impeachment trial by the Norwegian Constitutional Court of the Realm (''Riksrett''). Arts and literature Births *2 May – Jens Andreas Friis, linguist and author (d.1896) *14 July – Jens Holmboe, politician and Minister (d.1891) *17 August – Jacob Andreas Michelsen, businessperson and politician (d.1902) *23 August – Christian Collett Kjerschow, politician (d.1889) *24 October – James DeNoon Reymert, newspaper editor, mine operator, lawyer and politician (d.1896) *18 November – Johan Jørgen Lange Hanssen, politician (d.1889) Full date unknown * Eilev Jonsson Steintjønndalen, Hardanger fiddle maker (d.1876) Deaths *14 January – Jens Zetlitz, priest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morgenbladet
''Morgenbladet'' is a Norwegian weekly, newspaper, covering politics, culture and science. History ''Morgenbladet'' was founded in 1819 by the book printer Niels Wulfsberg. The paper is the country's first daily newspaper; however, Adresseavisen was founded earlier. For a long time, ''Morgenbladet'' was also the country's top-ranking newspaper by circulation. Adolf Bredo Stabell, chief editor from 1831 to 1857, made ''Morgenbladet'' an important force of opposition, both in politics and literature. Among its writers during this period was the author Henrik Wergeland. The leadership of Christian Friele, from 1857 to 1893, turned ''Morgenbladet'' into the leading conservative news outlet in Norway. It was read by most people of authority and became the newspaper of high-ranking bureaucrats. It was soon challenged by new competition: Aftenposten (1860), catering to the merchant class, and Verdens Gang (1868) and Dagbladet (1869), representing opposition to the ruling classes. ... [...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] |
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