Peder Harboe Hertzberg (July 4, 1728 – January 1, 1802) was a
Norwegian priest best known for his efforts in educating the public during the introduction of
potato cultivation in
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...
.
Hertzberg was the son of the parish priest Niels Jensen Hertzberg (1693–1764) and Dorothea Cathrine Harboe ( 1695–1743).
He served as a representative at the first session of the
Storting
The Storting ( no, Stortinget ) (lit. the Great Thing) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It is located in Oslo. The unicameral parliament has 169 members and is elected every four years bas ...
in 1814.
He was the father of the priest and politician
Niels Hertzberg
Niels Hertzberg (13 August 1759 – 21 October 1841) was a Norwegian priest and politician.
He was born at Finnås in Hordaland, Norway. He was the eldest son of vicar Peder Harboe Hertzberg (1728–1802) and Christiane Winding (1737–1801 ...
and the grandfather of the theologian, educator, and politician
Nils Christian Egede Hertzberg
Nils Christian Egede Hertzberg (26 October 1827 – 8 July 1911) was a Norwegian theologian, educator and politician.
Background
He was born in Ullensvang in Hordaland, Norway. He was a son of vicar and politician Niels Hertzberg (1759–1841) an ...
.
See also
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Potato priest A potato priest ( no, potetprest) is a Norwegian term used for priests in the 18th century that, partly following royal orders, encouraged the cultivation of potatoes in Norway. The term is also used for priests that were as equally interested in ...
References
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Norwegian priest-politicians
People from Bremanger
1728 births
1802 deaths