Frits Hansen (31 January 1841 – 8 June 1911) was a Norwegian educator, newspaper editor, biographer and politician.
Hansen was born at
Larvik
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, in
Vestfold
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, Norway. He was the son of Magistrate Frederik Christian Hansen (1799-1860) and Albine Elise Fougnerbakken (1801-1846). He earned his
Cand.theol.
Candidatus theologiæ (male), Candidata theologiæ (female), abbreviated cand. theol. is an academic degree with a long tradition, awarded after a six-year higher education in theology in Iceland, Denmark, and Norway. In Norway, the title has re ...
degree in 1865. Subsequently, he became a teacher at the
Norwegian Military Academy
The Norwegian Military Academy (), in Oslo, educates officers of the Norwegian Army and serves as the King's Royal Guard. The academy was established in 1750, and is the oldest institution for higher education in Norway.
History
The Commander- ...
. From 1872, Hansen taught at
Sagatun Folk High School in
Hamar
Hamar is a List of cities in Norway, town in Hamar Municipality in Innlandet Counties of Norway, county, Norway. Hamar is the administrative centre of Hamar Municipality. It is located in the Districts of Norway, traditional region of Hedmarken. ...
. In 1881 Hansen was a teacher at a private middle school in
Stavanger
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. He was also editor of the
Lillehammer
Lillehammer () is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillehammer. Some of the more notable villages in the municip ...
newspaper ''Framgang''. In 1890, he wrote ''Edvard Storm, digteren fra Vaage'', a biography of the poet
Edvard Storm
Edvard Storm (21 August 1749 – 29 September 1794) was a Norwegian poet, songwriter and educator. His writings were frequently characterized by the Norwegian romantic nationalism common to the age.
Background
Storm was from Vågå in Oppland, Nor ...
. In 1896 he moved to
Christiania (now Oslo) and was editor of ''Eidsvold''.
He was the chairman and founder of the regional centrist-conservative political party
Centre
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in the 1890s.
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''Norsk samfunnsvitenskapelig datatjeneste''.
Personal life
In 1872, he married Ingeborg Marie Heftye (1852-1894). Her father Thomas Johannessen Heftye
Thomas Johannessen Heftye, also known as Tho Joh Heftye (29 October 1822 – 4 October 1886) was a Norwegian businessman, politician and philanthropist.
Personal life
He was born in Christiania as the son of merchant Johannes Thomassen Heftye ...
was deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament
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and her brother was Norwegian Defense Minister Thomas Heftye
Thomas Thomassen Heftye (10 April 1860 – 19 September 1921) was a Norwegian military officer, engineer, sports official and politician for the Liberal Party. He is best known as the Norwegian Minister of Defence from June to October 1903 and Ma ...
. Her grandfather Johannes Thomassen Heftye had founded the Norwegian bank company, Thos. Joh. Heftye & Søn .
References
1841 births
1911 deaths
People from Larvik
Norwegian educators
Norwegian biographers
Norwegian male writers
Male biographers
Norwegian newspaper editors
Political party founders
Leaders of political parties in Norway
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