Daniel Smith Thrap (18 September 1832 – 20 March 1913) was a Norwegian priest, historian and author.

Biography

Daniel Thrap was born at Aker in

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, Norway. He was the son of Niels Andreas Thrap (1793–1856) and Maren Christine Bonnevie (1801–1838). He was a brother-in-law of civil servant

Jochum Johansen Jochum Nicolai Müller Johansen (12 October 1823 – 28 January 1913) was a Norwegian civil servant and pioneer for the blind. Johansen was born in Fredriksvern to naval officer Paul Martin Johansen and Marie Sophie Hvoslef, and was a brothe ...

. Daniel Thrap graduated with his

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degree in 1856. He worked in

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at the Bergen Cathedral and as

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for the Bergen prison system from 1857 to 1876. He was

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from 1876 to 1880. From 1880 to 1902, he was

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at Sofienberg Church () in Sofienbergparken within the district of

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in Oslo. Thrap wrote a number of

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and published collections of

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. He also wrote a number of articles for newspapers in both Bergen and Oslo. Additionally he edited the magazine , a publication for Norwegian mission churches. His notable works include , which consisted of two volumes, released in 1884 and 1890.

Selected works

* (1875) * (1879) * (1882), on priest

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and the church's mission to the

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* (1884–1890), on the history of the

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* (1892), covering lay preacher

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and the

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* (1899) * (1900) * (1905) * (1908), on the

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in Norway

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1832 births 1913 deaths 20th-century Norwegian Lutheran clergy 20th-century Norwegian historians Norwegian magazine editors Writers from Oslo 19th-century Norwegian Lutheran clergy 19th-century Norwegian historians {{Norway-historian-stub