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Elisabeth Welhaven
Elisabeth Cathrine "Lise" Welhaven (6 March 1815 – 26 July 1901) was a Norwegian writer. Personal life She was born in Bergen as a daughter of the priest Johan Ernst Welhaven (1775–1828) and Else Margrethe Cammermeyer (1785–1853), the daughter of Johan Sebastian Cammermeyer. She was a sister of Johan Sebastian and Maren Sars (née Welhaven). She did not marry. Through her sister Maren she was a sister-in-law of priest and professor Michael Sars and an aunt of Ernst Sars, Georg Ossian Sars and Eva Nansen (née Sars) . Through her brother Johan Sebastian she was an aunt of architect Hjalmar Welhaven, and through another brother Johan Andreas she was an aunt of police chief Kristian Welhaven. Career She grew up in Bergen, but after her father died when Elisabeth was thirteen, she moved in with Michael and Maren Sars. They first lived in Manger where Michael was a vicar, but in 1854 the family moved to Christiania where Michael had become professor. The family home in Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maren Sars
Maren Cathrine Sars (née Welhaven; 17 August 1811 – 27 December 1898) was a Norwegian socialite. Personal life She was born in Bergen as a daughter of priest Johan Ernst Welhaven (1775–1828) and Else Margrethe Cammermeyer (1785–1853), the daughter of Johan Sebastian Cammermeyer . She was a sister of Johan Sebastian and Elisabeth "Lise" Welhaven. In August 1831 in Bergen she married priest and professor Michael Sars (1805–1869). She had several notable children; historian Ernst Sars, zoologist Georg Ossian Sars and singer Eva Nansen. She had a total of fourteen children, nine of whom reached adulthood. Through Eva she was the mother-in-law of Fridtjof Nansen, and through another daughter Mally she was the mother-in-law of Thorvald Lammers. She was also an aunt of Hjalmar and Kristian Welhaven. Career She grew up in Bergen, and after marrying she moved to Kinn and Manger where her husband was a vicar. In 1854 the family moved to Christiania where her husband had beco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |