Hans Holmboe (8 October 1798 – 23 May 1868) was a Norwegian educator and politician.

Personal life

He was born in

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as the son of bailiff Jens Holmboe (1752–1804) and his wife Anna Margrethe Irgens (1766–1851). He had several brothers and sisters.Family genealogy
/ref> His brothers

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and Leonhard Christian became involved in politics, so did his nephew Jens Holmboe. In 1825 he married Welgjerd Endriette Løberg, who hailed from

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. The couple had four daughters and three sons.Hans Holmboe genealogy
(vestraat.net)

Career

He was elected to the

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in 1833, representing the constituency of

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. He was re-elected in 1836, 1842, 1848, 1851, 1859 and 1862.Hans Holmboe
– Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD) He was especially known for his work with

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and others to grant Jews the right to enter Norway. He worked as a school principal at Bergen Cathedral School. He was also editor-in-chief of '' Bergens Stiftstidende'' for some time. He died in 1868 in Sande.

References

1798 births 1868 deaths Members of the Storting Politicians from Bergen Norwegian educators Hans Opposition to antisemitism in Europe {{Norway-politician-1790s-stub