Carsten Tank Nielsen (18 December 1818 – 1 August 1892) was a

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including ...

civil servant and government official. He was the first director of the Norwegian Telegraph ('' Telegrafverket'' now Telenor) from 1854 until his death in 1892. He and his wife Alvilde Olsen (1821–1890) were the parents of the historian and politician,

Yngvar Nielsen Yngvar Nielsen (29 July 1843, Arendal, Aust-Agder – 2 March 1916) was a Norwegian historian, politician, geographer and pioneer of tourism in Norway. Background Nielsen was born in Arendal, Aust-Agder. He was the son of Norwegian Telegraph ...

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1818 births 1892 deaths Civil servants from Oslo Directors of government agencies of Norway Recipients of the St. Olav's Medal Order of the Dannebrog Order of the Polar Star Order of Vasa Burials at the Cemetery of Our Saviour {{Norway-bio-stub