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Ellisif Wessel
Ellisif Ranveig Wessel, née Müller (14 July 1866 – 28 November 1949) was a Norwegian writer, trade unionist and politician for the Labour Party. Biography She was born in Østre Gausdal as a daughter of district physician Wilhelm Jacobi Müller (1830–1909) and Hansine Pauline Ross (1830–1907). The family moved three times before she was ten, but she finished middle school at Nissen School in 1882. In March 1886 in Dovre she married her first cousin Andreas Wessel (1858–1940), a newly educated physician. The couple moved to Kirkenes, where Wessel had been hired as district physician of Sør-Varanger. They had seven children, but all died young. She started a documentary effort, especially as a photographer of the scenery and human life. Her documentation of the Sami culture, among others in the 1902 book ''Fra vor grændse mod Rusland'', has been deemed "invaluable". When travelling around she also became more aware of the widespread poverty in the region, and became a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andreas Wessel
Andreas Bredal Wessel (7 May 1858 – 7 April 1940) was a Norwegian physician and politician for the Labour Party. He was born in Bergen as a son of engineer Peter Mathias Wessel (1821–1890) and Mathilde Cecilie Ross (1829–1902). He grew up in Fredrikstad, where he took the examen artium in 1877. He enrolled in medicine studies at the Royal Frederick University, whence he graduated with the cand.med. degree in 1885. In March 1886 in Dovre he married his first cousin Ellisif Müller (1866–1949). The newly married couple moved to Kirkenes, where Wessel had been hired as district physician of Sør-Varanger. They had seven children, but all died young. Wessel served as deputy mayor of Sør-Varanger from 1892 to 1898, and deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway for the constituency Finmarkens Amt during the term 1895–1897. He represented the Conservative Party. When mining commenced in Sør-Varanger, the conservative Wessel became more aware of poverty and it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |