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 Fredriksvern (also called ''Friderichsværn'' (1801), ''Frederiksværn'' (1865), ''Fredriksværen'' (1900) and abbreviated ''Frsværn'') was an important Norwegian naval base, just south of Larvik in Vestfold. It is named after Fredrik V Denmark- ...

to naval officer Paul Martin Johansen and Marie Sophie Hvoslef, and was a brother of

Jacob Lerche Johansen Jacob Lerche Johansen (1818–1900) was a Norwegian naval officer and politician. He was Minister of the Navy and Postal Affairs for several periods between 1872 and 1884, as well as member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm sev ...

. In 1852, he married Hanne Wilhelmine Cathrine Thrap, a sister of Daniel Thrap. He graduated as a jurist from the

Royal Frederick University The University of Oslo ( no, Universitetet i Oslo; la, Universitas Osloensis) is a public research university located in Oslo, Norway. It is the highest ranked and oldest university in Norway. It is consistently ranked among the top universit ...

in Christiania in 1843. From 1853, he was appointed superintendent at the

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and ''Fødselsstiftelsen'' in Christiania. He served as bailiff in

Buskerud Buskerud () is a former county and a current electoral district in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Oppland, Sogn og Fjordane, Hordaland, Telemark and Vestfold. The region extends from the Oslofjord and Drammensfjorden in the southeast to Hardan ...

from 1873 to 1896. Johansen established the first school for the blind in Norway in 1860, ''Christiania Blindeinstitut''. In 1860 he also established the society ''Foreningen For Blinde'', which he chaired from 1860 to 1910. He was decorated Knight of the Order of St. Olav in 1887.

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1823 births 1913 deaths People from Larvik University of Oslo alumni Norwegian civil servants Norwegian disability rights activists {{Norway-gov-bio-stub