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1856 In Norway
Events in the year 1856 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarch: Oscar I Events * 1218 July The 7th Scandinavian Scientist Conference is held in Oslo. Arts and literature Notable births *11 January – Christian Sinding, composer (died 1941) *17 January – Jens Bratlie, politician and Prime Minister of Norway (died 1939) *11 February – Torje Olsen Solberg, politician *13 March – Hans G. Jensen, tailor, trade unionist and politician (died 1922) *23 March – Johan Nordhagen, artist (died 1956) *24 June – Haldor Johan Hanson, Norwegian-American hymn writer, publisher and author. (died 1929) *21 July – Anne Bolette Holsen, teacher and proponent for women's rights (died 1913). *6 August – Anton Johan Rønneberg, politician (died 1922) *11 September – Otto Jensen, bishop, politician and Minister (died 1918) *9 December – Gerhard Gran, literary historian, professor, magazine editor, essayist and biographer (died 1925) Full date unknown *Kristofer Kristofersson Hjeltnes ... [...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] |
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] |
Peder Jensen Fauchald
Peder Jensen Fauchald (15 November 1791 – 1 July 1856) was a Norway, Norwegian politician. He was elected to the Storting, Norwegian Parliament in 1830, 1833, 1836, 1839, 1842 1845, 1848 and 1851, representing the rural constituency of ''Christians Amt'' (today named Oppland). He was born in Østre Toten. He advocated freedom of religion in general and especially the History of the Jews in Norway, right of Jews to enter Norway (which was granted in 1851). Locally he became mayor of Østre Toten municipality in 1837, was appointed county auditor, and founded the local savings bank. He sat as mayor from 1837 to 1847 and 1850 to 1856, being succeeded by Ole Larsen Hammerstad. He worked as a farmer. There is a Fauchalds gate (street) in Oslo. References 1791 births 1856 deaths Members of the Storting Mayors of places in Oppland People from Østre Toten Opposition to antisemitism in Europe {{Norway-politician-1790s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1774 In Norway
Events in the year 1774 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarch: Christian VII. Events *22 February - The town of Stathelle was founded. *11 October - Det nyttige Selskab, a non-profit organization, was founded in Bergen. Arts and literature Births *25 May - Isaach Isaachsen, politician (died 1828) *2 August - Ole Clausen Mørch, politician (died 1829) *8 October - Teis Lundegaard, farmer, shipowner, politician and representative at the Norwegian Constituent Assembly (died 1856) Deaths *25 February – Knud Leem, linguist (born 1697). *11 August – Frederik Nannestad, bishop (born 1693 Events January–March * January 11 – 1693 Sicily earthquake: Mount Etna erupts, causing a devastating earthquake that affects parts of Sicily and Malta. * January 22 – A total lunar eclipse is visible across North and South Ameri ...) See also References {{Year in Europe, 1774 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teis Lundegaard
Theis Jacob Thorkildsen Lundegaard (8 October 1774 – 26 February 1856) was a Norwegian farmer, shipowner and politician. He represented Lister amt (now Vest-Agder) at the Norwegian Constituent Assembly in 1814. He was elected to the Parliament of Norway from 1815 to 1816, from 1821 to 1822, from 1827 to 1833, and in 1845. Background Teis Lundegaard was the son of a peasant farmer in the parish of Austad in Vest-Agder who died when Teis was three years old. He grew up in conditions of poverty. He eventually started trading and soon became the skipper and owner of several coastal freighters. Having become prosperous, he invested in the land and settled in Austad as a well-to-do farmer, becoming a leading man in the community. He was a remarkable man, known for his mental ability as well as his physical strength. Political career Teis Lundegaard played a prominent part in a crucial period of Norwegian history. In the confusion of international affairs at the end of the Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1934 In Norway
Events in the year 1934 in Norway. Incumbents * Monarch – Haakon VII. * Prime Minister – Johan Ludwig Mowinckel (Liberal Party) Events * 7 April – A major rockfall hit Tafjorden in Møre og Romsdal, creating a flood wave that destroyed the villages of Tafjord and Fjørå, killing 40 people. * Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country. Popular culture Sports Music Film Literature Notable births *7 January – Per Ø. Grimstad, businessperson, diplomat and politician *11 January – Egil Johansen, jazz drummer, teacher, composer and arranger (died 1998) *15 February – Tinius Nagell-Erichsen, publisher (died 2007) *18 February – Arve Johnsen, industrial executive and politician *31 March – Knut Haug, politician *8 April – Gerd Søraa, writer and politician (died 2018) *8 April – Frans Widerberg, painter and graphic artist (d. 2017). *1 May – Mette Janson, journalist (died 2004). *18 June – Torbjørn Yggeseth, ski jumper (d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacob Marius Schøning
Jacob Marius Schøning (25 February 1856 – 12 November 1934) was the Norwegian Minister of Trade 1903–1904, and a member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm 1904–1905. In 1884 he was a co-founder of the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights. " '' Bergens Tidende
''Bergens Tidende'' is Norway's fifth-largest newspaper, and the country's largest newspaper outside Oslo.
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1930 In Norway
Events in the year 1930 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarch – Haakon VII *Prime Minister – Johan Ludwig Mowinckel Events * 12 November – Norway relinquishes its claim to the Sverdrup Islands. * Having established two years earlier, what is to become Norway's largest industrial park at Herøya outside Porsgrunn, Norsk Hydro opens up its first plant in this location. * The 1930 Parliamentary election takes place. Popular culture Sports Music Film Literature * The Knut Hamsund novel ''August'' Volume 1 & 2, was published. Notable births *9 January – Tone Groven Holmboe, composer and teacher *12 January ** Per Andersen, neuroscientist ** Viking Mestad, banker and politician *6 February – Rikard Olsvik, politician *30 March – Petter Fauchald, footballer (died 2013) *8 April – Kåre Lunden, historian *28 April – Paul Hilmar Jenson, philatelist (died 2004) *6 May – Kjell Bækkelund, pianist (died 2004) *10 May – Jens Bugge, judge *29 May – Liv Stubber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristofer Kristofersson Hjeltnes
Kristofer Frimann Kristofersson Hjeltnes (28 August 1856 – 17 January 1930) was a Norwegian horticulturist, educator and local elected official. He was born at Ulvik in Hordaland, Norway. His parents, Kristofer Frimann Kristofersson Hjeltnes (1823–1910) and Marita Larsdotter Osa (1835–1911), were farmers. He attended Stend Agricultural School and Askov Højskole in Denmark. In 1884, Hjeltnes entered the Vilvorde Horticultural College (''Vilvorde Havebrugsskole'') operated by Stephan Nyeland (1845-1922). Hjeltnes worked to spread horticulture in Western Norway in general, especially fruit growing. He founded the Hjeltnes Horticulture School (''Hjeltnes hagebruksskule'') in Ulvik and managed it from 1901 to 1918. Poet gardener Olav H. Hauge (1908-1994) would later attend this school. He also served as an elected official. In 1884, where Hjeltnes was elected to the Ulvik local government of (''Ulvik Heradsstyret''), he was there until 1925. He was deputy mayor 1905-13 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1925 In Norway
Events in the year 1925 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarch – Haakon VII Events * 1 January – The city of Christiania reclaimed its original Norwegian name, Oslo; a decision which caused much debate in its time. * 17 July – the Parliament of Norway passed the Svalbard Act ( no, Lov om Svalbard or colloquially ) which established Norwegian sovereignty on the island of Svalbard, and stated that Norwegian criminal law, civil law and procedure law were enforced on the island. * Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country. Popular culture Sports Music Film Literature Births January to March *7 January – Ragnar Larsen, international soccer player, manager and journalist (died 1982) *14 January – Tor Oftedal, politician (died 1980) *29 January – Ingebrigt Davik, children's writer (died 2001) *29 January – Ottar Gjermundshaug, Nordic combined skier (died 1963) *2 February – Arne Brun Lie, resistance member and author (died 2010) *20 Fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerhard Gran
Gerhard von der Lippe Gran (9 December 1856 – 7 April 1925) was a Norwegian literary historian, professor, magazine editor, essayist and biographer. Personal life Gran was born in Bergen as the son of merchant Christen Knagenhjelm Gran (1822–1899) and his wife Constance Mowinckel (1827–1889). He was the paternal grandson of politician Jens Gran, and a second cousin of botanist Haaken Hasberg Gran and aviator Tryggve Gran. On the maternal side was a first cousin of Wenche von der Lippe Mowinckel, who was a granddaughter of Jacob von der Lippe and mother of Arthur, Waldemar and Gerhard C. Kallevig. Wenche lived with Gerhard Gran's family while attending school. In October 1887 he married Maren Elisabeth Bull Sømme (1857–1930), a daughter of merchant and politician Jacob Jørgen Kastrup Sømme and his wife Johanne Margrethe "Hanna" Bull Kielland, granddaughter of Jacob Kielland and first cousin of novelist Alexander Lange Kielland and painter Kitty Lange Kielland. As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1918 In Norway
Events in the year 1918 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarch – Haakon VII Events * Norsk Hydro's artificial fertilizer production at Glomfjord is bought by the Norwegian government. In 1947 it is leased back to Hydro. This activity is Yara International. * The 1918 Parliamentary election takes place. Popular culture Sports *Gunnar Andersen, international soccer player and ski jumper, becomes the first to receive the Egebergs Ærespris, an award presented to Norwegian athletes who excel at two (or more) different sports. Music Film Literature * The Olav Duun novel ''Juvikingar'' (''The Trough of the Waves'') from the work ''Juvikfolket'' (''The People of Juvik'', 1918–23), was published. * The Knut Hamsund article collection ''Sproget i Fare'' (''The language in Danger''), was published. Notable births *2 January – Odd Vattekar, politician (died 1992) *11 January – Gunnar Sønsteby, resistance fighter, the most highly decorated person in Norway (died 2012) *27 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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