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National Archivist Of Norway
The national archivist ( no, Riksarkivar) of Norway is the professional and administrative manager of the National Archives of Norway and the National Archival Services of Norway. In addition, the national archivist bears direct responsibility with regard to legislation and regulations. The position was created in 1839. Henrik Wergeland was appointed the first national archivist in 1840 and entered office in 1841. At that time, the position was limited to serving as head of the National Archives. In 1904 the position was expanded to also encompass the head of the regional state archives. Inga Bolstad was appointed national archivist in 2014. List of national archivists * 1840–1845 Henrik Wergeland * 1845–1861 Christian C. A. Lange * 1861–1863 Peter Andreas Munch * 1863–1896 Michael Birkeland * 1896–1905 Henrik Jørgen Huitfeldt-Kaas * 1905–1912 Ebbe Hertzberg * 1912–1933 Kristian Brinch Koren * 1933–1960 Asgaut Steinnes * 1961–1964 Reidar Omang (Hallvard Trætte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristian Brinch Koren
Kristian Brinch Koren (May 23, 1863 – February 10, 1938) was a Norwegian historian and archivist. He was appointed national archivist of Norway in 1912, serving from 1913 to 1933. Early life Koren was born in Trondheim, the son of the senior physician August Laurentius Koren (1833–1929) and Johanne Cathrine Brinch, and the brother of the diplomat Finn Koren (1875–1966). The family left Trondheim in 1867. Career Following his '' examen artium'' at Oslo Cathedral School in 1881 and his ''candidatus philologiæ'' in Kristiania in the fall of 1889, Koren worked as a volunteer apprentice at the university library and a substitute at the National Archives. On February 20, 1891 he was appointed regional state archivist in Trondheim. In 1896 he succeeded Niels Peter Selmer Arentz as librarian at the library of the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters. It was Koren that acquired Thorvald Boeck's enormous book collection for the library in 1899. At that time, Boeck's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivar Fonnes
Ivar Fonnes (born 24 May 1944) is a Norwegian historian, archivist and civil servant. He served as national archivist of Norway from 2006 to 2014. Career Fonnes graduated as cand.philol. in history from the University of Oslo in 1972. From 1971 to 1983 he was assigned with the Faculty of History and Philosophy (later renamed the Faculty of Humanities) at the University of Oslo. He was assigned with the National Archives of Norway from 1983, first as head of the IT department, and eventually with various other administrative positions. He was appointed national archivist of Norway in 2006, and held this position until 2014, when Inga Bolstad assumed the position. Fonnes was also leader of the committee that delivered the Norwegian Official Report A Norwegian Official Report ( no, Norges offentlige utredninger, NOU) is a report published by a panel or committee appointed by the Norwegian government. The Norwegian Parliament The Storting ( no, Stortinget ) (lit. the Great ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Herstad
John Herstad (born 8 July 1936) is a Norwegian historian. He was born in Bergen. Herstad was appointed professor at the University of Bergen from 1980. He served the head of the National Archives of Norway from 1982 to 2006. He was decorated Commander of the Order of St. Olav The Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav ( no, Den Kongelige Norske Sankt Olavs Orden; or ''Sanct Olafs Orden'', the old Norwegian name) is a Norwegian order of chivalry instituted by King Oscar I on 21 August 1847. It is named after King Olav II ... in 2005. References 1936 births Living people 20th-century Norwegian historians University of Bergen faculty Directors-General of the National Archives of Norway 21st-century Norwegian historians {{Norway-historian-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dagfinn Mannsåker
Dagfinn Mannsåker (30 June 1916 – 16 July 1994) was a Norwegian archivist and historian. He was born at Ullensvang in Hordaland, Norway. He was the brother of Bergfrid Fjose. He took the dr.philos. degree in 1955, on the thesis ''Det norske presteskapet i det nittande hundreåret. Sosialhistoriske studiar''. He worked as a school teacher from 1954 to 1959, lecturer at the University of Oslo from 1959 to 1965 and National archivist of Norway, national archivist from 1965 to 1982. He edited the academic journal ''Historisk Tidsskrift (Oslo), Historisk Tidsskrift'' for many years, and contributed to ''Norsk Biografisk Leksikon''. From 1966 to 1972 he chaired the Norwegian Historical Association (''Den norske historiske forening''). Publications (selected) * ''Jacob Aall: liv og gjerning før 1814'', Oslo 1944. * ''Det norske presteskapet i det nittande hundreåret. Sosialhistoriske studiar'', 1954. * ''Norsk samfunnslære'', with Hans Aarnes, 1956. * ''Norsk samfunnslære for r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hallvard Trætteberg
Hallvard Trætteberg (1898 in Løten – 21 November 1987 in Oslo) was the leading Norwegian heraldry, heraldic artist and the expert adviser on heraldry to the Government of Norway and the Norwegian Royal Family for much of the 20th century. From about 1930 he played a central role in the renewal of public heraldry in Norway with an emphasis on simplification. He gave the Coat of arms of Norway a modern design and designed several county and municipal coats of arms, seals of the bishops of the Church of Norway, and monograms. He also wrote several books. He was a Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav and a member of L'Académie Internationale d'Héraldique. He was employed at the National Archives of Norway from 1924. Trætteberg was the acting National archivist of Norway, national archivist of Norway from 1963 to 1964. Gallery The years shown are the years in which the arms were approved, not necessarily the years in which the arms were designed. If the original drawi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reidar Omang
Reidar Omang (26 November 1897 – 15 October 1964) was a Norwegian historian, librarian and archivist. Reidar Omang was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway. His father, Simen Oscar Fredrik Omang (1867-1953), was a noted botanist. Omang took matriculation from the Skien public school in 1916. He took his Cand.mag. degree at the University of Oslo in 1924 and Cand. philol. in 1930. He was a teacher in Telemark at Kviteseid from 1918 to 1919 and at Skien from 1919 to 1920. From 1923-1935 he was employed at the University of Oslo Library. During 1928-1935, he was also chief of the Manuscript Collection. From 1928 to 1945, he was librarian at the Norwegian Royal Palace. In 1935, he was appointed chief of the Foreign Ministry archives. a position he had until 1960. During the Nazi occupation of Norway, he led the evacuation of documents from the Foreign Ministry archives to Sweden. In 1941 he went to London and worked in the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs until liber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asgaut Steinnes
Asgaut Steinnes (11 October 1892 – 6 July 1973) was a Norwegian archivist and historian who specialized in the Middle Ages. He served as National archivist of Norway from 1933 to 1960. Career Steinnes was born in Klepp, District of Stavanger (now Rogaland), Norway on 11 October 1892. He was the son of a farmer, teacher and cantor. He earned his Ph.D. in 1928 with a dissertation on the tax system in the Middle Ages. From 1933 to 1960 he was the national archivist of Norway. From 1961 he was a ''statsstipendiat'' (government scholar). Steinnes was one of the pioneers of the agrarian tradition in the research of Norwegian history research. His major contributions were primarily detailed studies of taxation, property and settlement in earlier times. Insights from them were used to shed light on major historical issues such as the reasons why Norway ceased to be an independent state in the Late Middle Ages, the impact of the Black Death and the growth of royal power. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ebbe Hertzberg
Ebbe Carsten Hornemann Hertzberg (11 April 1847 – 2 October 1912) was a Norwegian professor and social economist. He was also a legal historian and published several works in that field. Biography Hertzberg was born at Holmestrand in Vestfold, Norway. He was the son of Johan Christian Linde Hertzberg (1816–84) and Inger Horneman (1820–95). He attended the University of Christiania (now University of Oslo). In 1868, he was awarded the Crown Prince's gold medal (''Kronprinsens gullmedalje'') for a thesis regarding changes in Norwegian judicial institutions. He graduated as cand.jur. in 1870. He earned a travel scholarship and studied at Uppsala University from 1870. From 1872 to 1873, he studied under legal historian Konrad Maurer at the University of Munich. He was appointed professor of statistics and economics at the University of Christiania in 1877. He was a short-time government minister during April-June 1884 as a member of the Council of State Division in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Archives Of Norway
The National Archives of Norway (''Riksarkivet'') is the institution responsible for preserving archive material from Norwegian state institutions, as well as contributing to the preservation of private archives. It does this work in cooperation with the regional state archives, together with which it forms the National Archival Services of Norway (''Arkivverket''). The National Archives was founded in 1817. Henrik Wergeland was appointed as the first national archivist in 1841. References External links * 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 t ... Norwegian culture 1817 establishments in Norway Buildings and structures in Oslo Heraldic authorities National Archival Services of Norway {{Norway-struct-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henrik Jørgen Huitfeldt-Kaas
Henrik Jørgen Huitfeldt-Kaas (2 February 1834 – 18 May 1905) was a Norwegian historian and Director-General of the National Archives of Norway (''riksarkivar''). Huitfeldt-Kaas was born in Christiania (now Oslo, Norway). He was a member of both the Danish noble Huitfeldt and Kaas families. He was descended from Lieutenant-General Henrik Jørgen Huitfeldt and Birgitte Christine Kaas. Originally named ''Henrik Jørgen Huitfeldt'', he adopted the name Huitfeldt-Kaas in 1881 when he gained an inheritance from Det Classenske Fideicommis, a charitable foundation which was founded by Danish industrialist and Major General Johan Frederik Classen who had died in 1792. Professionally he was commonly known as ''H.J. Huitfeldt-Kaas''. Huitfeldt-Kaas attended the Royal Frederick University (now the University of Oslo). He was employed at the National Archives of Norway in 1858 and was its acting head several times before being formally appointed in 1896. Huitfeldt-Kaas published severa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Birkeland
Michael Birkeland (16 December 183024 May 1896) was a Norwegian historian, civil servant and politician. He was born at Eigersund in Rogaland, Norway. In 1855, he was awarded his cand. jur. at the University of Christiania (now University of Oslo). In 1852, he became an assistant in the National Archives of Norway (''Riksarkivet''). In 1863, he took over the position of national archivist. He co-founded the Norwegian Historical Association in 1869, and edited the academic journal '' Historisk Tidsskrift'' from 1869 to 1879. He was a member of the Storting from 1880 to 1885. He was decorated Knight of the Order of St. Olav The Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav ( no, Den Kongelige Norske Sankt Olavs Orden; or ''Sanct Olafs Orden'', the old Norwegian name) is a Norwegian order of chivalry instituted by King Oscar I on 21 August 1847. It is named after King Olav II ... in 1875. References External links * 1830 births 1896 deaths People from Eigersund Universit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
