Kristofer Frimann Kristofersson Hjeltnes (28 August 1856 – 17 January 1930) was a Norwegian

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, educator and local elected official. He was born at Ulvik in

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, Norway. His parents, Kristofer Frimann Kristofersson Hjeltnes (1823–1910) and Marita Larsdotter Osa (1835–1911), were farmers. He attended Stend Agricultural School and Askov Højskole in Denmark. In 1884, Hjeltnes entered the Vilvorde Horticultural College (''Vilvorde Havebrugsskole'') operated by Stephan Nyeland (1845-1922). Hjeltnes worked to spread horticulture in Western Norway in general, especially fruit growing. He founded the Hjeltnes Horticulture School (''Hjeltnes hagebruksskule'') in Ulvik and managed it from 1901 to 1918. Poet gardener

Olav H. Hauge Olav Håkonson Hauge (18 August 1908 – 23 May 1994) was a Norwegian horticulturist, translator and poet. Biography Hauge was born at the village of Ulvik in Hordaland, Norway. His parents Håkon Hauge (1877-1954) and Katrina Hakestad (1873-19 ...

(1908-1994) would later attend this school. He also served as an elected official. In 1884, where Hjeltnes was elected to the Ulvik local government of (''Ulvik Heradsstyret''), he was there until 1925. He was deputy mayor 1905-13 and chairman of the council (''Ordførar'' ) 1914-16 and 1920-22.

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1856 births 1930 deaths People from Ulvik Norwegian educators Norwegian farmers Norwegian horticulturists Local politicians in Norway Mayors of places in Norway Mayors of places in Hordaland {{Norway-bio-stub