Rasmus Tønder Nissen (14 January 1822 – 19 January 1882) was a

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, educator, theologian and politician.

Biography

Nissen was born at Melhus in Sør-Trøndelag. He attended to Trondheim Cathedral School graduating in 1839. He was Cand.theol. in 1843. He taught history, Greek and religion at

Hartvig Nissen School The Hartvig Nissen School ( no, Hartvig Nissens skole), informally referred to as Nissen, is a gymnasium in Oslo, Norway. It is located in the neighborhood Uranienborg in the affluent West End borough of Frogner. It is Norway's oldest high schoo ...

and from 1852 he was director of the school. In 1864, he became the professor of church history at the

University of Oslo 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 ...

. He was Minister of Education and Church Affairs 1874–1876, member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm 1875, 1876–1877 and 1880–1881, and Minister of Education and Church Affairs 1877–1880, 1880 and 1881–1882. In 1874 he was knighted by

Order of Saint Olav The Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav ( no, Den Kongelige Norske Sankt Olavs Orden; or ''Sanct Olafs Orden'', the old Norwegian name) is a Norwegian order of chivalry instituted by King Oscar I on 21 August 1847. It is named after King Olav I ...

, and he received the Commander's Cross of 1st Class 1880; he was also commander of the

Order of the Polar Star The Royal Order of the Polar Star ( Swedish: ''Kungliga Nordstjärneorden'') is a Swedish order of chivalry created by King Frederick I on 23 February 1748, together with the Order of the Sword and the Order of the Seraphim. The Order of t ...

References

1822 births 1882 deaths Government ministers of Norway People from Sør-Trøndelag Norwegian Lutherans Norwegian theologians Norwegian educators Academic staff of the University of Oslo Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters Knights of the Order of the Polar Star Order of Saint Olav 19th-century Lutherans Ministers of Education of Norway {{Norway-politician-1820s-stub