Honoratus Bonnevie (5 December 1726 – 8 November 1811) was a Norwegian physician. He was born in

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as the son of Honoré Bonnevie and his wife Boel Corneliusdatter. His mother hailed from

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whereas his father hailed from

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. Honoré had migrated to Norway from France and settled in Brevik in 1714, but then moved to Denmark in 1719. He first went to Fredericia, but then finally settled in Odense in 1723. Honoratus Bonnevie was educated as a

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in Odense, then he studied medicine at the

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, graduating in 1749. He came to Norway in 1754, and worked in Raabygdelaget,

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and

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. His son

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was born here in 1782. Honoratus Bonnevie was married twice. He retired as a physician in 1800, and lived in Mandal until the city fire of 1810, where he lost his house and belongings. He lived with his son Tørris Bonnevie near Horten until his death in 1811. Through Tørris he was a grandfather of navy captain

Carl Siegfried Bonnevie Carl Siegfried Bonnevie (19 December 1804 – 13 October 1856) was a Norwegian naval officer. He was born on Falkensten farm near Horten as the son of Tørris Bonnevie and Sophie Amalie Schlegel. He was a grandson of Honoratus Bonnevie, and his g ...

. He was also a grandfather of politician

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 ...

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1726 births 1811 deaths 18th-century Norwegian physicians People from Odense People from Mandal, Norway Norwegian expatriates in Denmark Norwegian people of French descent Bonnevie family {{Norway-med-bio-stub