Kristen Gran Gleditsch (1867–1946) was a Norwegian military officer and topographer.

Biography

Kristen Gran Gleditsch was born in Overhalla as a son of dean Lars August Gleditsch (1814–1886). He was a brother of bishop

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, an uncle of

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and

Henry Gleditsch Henry Cochrane Williamsen Gleditsch (9 November 1902 – 6 October 1942) was a Norwegian actor and theatre director. He was born in Kristiania. In his young days he participated in skiing for SFK Lyn. He married Synnøve Tanvik in 1932. He ...

, and a first cousin once removed of

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and Rolf Juell Gleditsch. He started a military career, and reached the rank of

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in 1921. He had a parallel career in

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, as an employee in the

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(then known as ''Norges Geografiske Oppmåling'') since 1898. He chaired the department of topography there from 1916 to 1932. He issued several maps and travelling books. He also chaired the

Norwegian Society for the Conservation of Nature The Norwegian Society for the Conservation of Nature ( no, Norges Naturvernforbund, NNV), also known as Friends of the Earth Norway, is one of the largest Norwegian environmental organisations with approximately 24,000 members. The organisation i ...

References

1867 births 1946 deaths Norwegian Army personnel Norwegian topographers Norwegian environmentalists People from Overhalla {{Norway-mil-bio-stub