Andreas Bonnevie (6 March 1782 – 10 April 1833) was a Norwegian priest and politician. He was born in

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as the son of physician

Honoratus Bonnevie Honoratus Bonnevie (5 December 1726 – 8 November 1811) was a Norwegian physician. He was born in Odense, Denmark as the son of Honoré Bonnevie and his wife Boel Corneliusdatter. His mother hailed from Svelvik, Norway whereas his father hailed f ...

and his second wife Kathrine Tørrisdatter. His grandfather had migrated to Norway from

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. After private tutoring by bishop

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and attending school in

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, he enrolled at the

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in 1797, graduating with the

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degree in 1804. He was appointed as

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he returned home and became vicar in

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instead. He was staunchly anti-Swedish, and regretted that Norway drifted from Denmark politically. He was elected to the

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in 1815, representing his city, but served only one term. From 1824 to his death he served as vicar in

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. He also published a number of poems. From 1815 to his death, Bonnevie was married to Marie Berg.

References

1782 births 1833 deaths Norwegian priest-politicians Members of the Storting Buskerud politicians Norwegian male poets People from Mandal, Norway Clergy from Kongsberg Norwegian expatriates in Denmark Norwegian people of French descent Bonnevie family {{Norway-politician-1780s-stub