Jacob von der Lippe (27 September 1797–2 October 1878) was a Norwegian politician and priest who served as
Bishop
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of the
Diocese of Christianssand from 1841 to 1875. He was also a member of the
Parliament of Norway
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for a total of eight non-consecutive parliamentary terms from 1829 until 1861.
Education
Jacob von der Lippe was born in
Bergen
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,
Norway
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on 27 September 1797 into a merchant family.
[ After graduating with an ]Examen artium
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certificate in 1818, he went on to study theology
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at the Royal Frederick University
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in Christiania where he received a Cand.theol.
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degree in 1819.
Career
Priest
His first job after the university was as a curate
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in Haus
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, just outside of the city of Bergen in Western Norway. In 1821, he was given the job of parish priest in Skånevik
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in the far southern part of Hordaland
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county. He held this job until 1825 when he was transferred to the parish of Avaldsnes
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on the island of Karmøy
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, just outside of Haugesund
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. In 1829, he was elected to be the Dean
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of the Karmsund prosti (deanery
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) in northern Rogaland
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county. In 1831, von der Lippe was elected to be the ''stiftsprost'' in Kristiansand
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, one of the highest ranking priests in the Diocese of Christianssand. During this time, he served as the acting Bishop twice. In 1841, the King appointed him to be the Bishop
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In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
of the diocese. He held that post until his retirement in 1875. He was succeeded by Jørgen Moe
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as bishop.
During his time as Bishop, he was characterized as fairly conservative in his beliefs, and he was also thought of as fairly authoritarian. An old story about von der Lippe says that a farmer had met with the bishop, and afterwards exclaimed ''""'' which means "That is the biggest dictator I have ever met!".
Politician
He was first elected to the Parliament of Norway
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in the 1829 Storting election while serving as dean
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People
* Dean (given name)
* Dean (surname), a surname of Anglo-Saxon English origin
* Dean (South Korean singer), a stage name for singer Kwon Hyuk
* Dean Delannoit, a Belgian singer most known by the mononym Dean
Titles
* ...
in Avaldsnes. When he moved to Christianssand
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, he was steadily re-elected to represent that city in the 1832 Storting election, the 1835 Storting election, the 1838 Storting election, and the 1841 Storting election. He declined re-election in 1845, but he did get re-elected in the 1847 Storting election. Again in 1850, he declined to run, but in the 1853 election he was elected again to represent Christianssand. He again decided not to run for re-election in 1857, but two years later in the 1859 Storting election he was elected for his final term in office.
When the municipal government law was implemented in 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt
() is the name for Norwegian local self-government districts that were legally enacted on 1 January 1838. This system of municipalities was created in a bill approved by the Parliament of Norway and signed into law by King Carl Johan on 14 January ...
law), he was elected to the municipal council for the city of Christianssand, a position that he held until 1840.
Personal life
Jacob von der Lippe was born in Bergen
Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula of ...
, Norway
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, on 27 September 1797 to parents Gerhard von der Lippe (1776–1830) and Antonette Ulriche Dietrichson (1770–1801). He was married on 5 July 1820 Ingeborg Erichsen (1800–1880). He is the great-grandfather to Frits von der Lippe
Frits von der Lippe (1 June 1901 – 5 September 1988) was a Norwegian journalist and theater critic. He served as Director of Riksteatret in Oslo from 1949–1968.
Biography
Von der Lippe was born in Bergen, Norway. His parents were Ja ...
and Jens von der Lippe
Jens von der Lippe (13 October 1911 – 17 June 1990) was a Norwegian ceramist, non-fiction writer and educator. He was born in Christiania, and was a brother of Frits von der Lippe and Just Lippe.
He ran a ceramics workshop in Oslo in cooperati ...
. He died on 2 October 1878 in the city of Kristiansand
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, Norway
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, at the age of 81.
References
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1797 births
1878 deaths
Clergy from Bergen
Bishops of Agder og Telemark
19th-century Lutheran bishops
Politicians from Bergen
Politicians from Kristiansand
Members of the Storting