Seminarium Lapponicum was an educational institution established in

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, Norway. The mission of the school was to educate teachers and missionaries to teach Samis using their own

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. Seminarium Lapponicum was established in Trondheim by priest and missionary,

Thomas von Westen Thomas von Westen (13 September 1682 – 9 April 1727) was a Norwegian Lutheran priest and missionary. He was a driving force in the Sami mission, and founded the education institution ''Seminarium Scholasticum'', the later Seminarium Lapponic ...

in 1717. The school closed after Westen died in 1727. The seminar was re-established as the ''Seminarium lapponicum Fridericianumat'' at the

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in 1752. It operated until it closed again in 1774 following the death of linguist and language researcher Knud Leem.Grankvist, Rolf: ''Knut Leem'' Norsk Biografisk Leksikon, retrieved March 1, 2015
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*Grankvist, Rolf (2003) ''Seminarium Lapponicum Fredericianum i Trondheims-miljoet'' (Trondheim: DKNVS) 1752 establishments in Norway Educational institutions established in 1717 Educational institutions established in 1752 Sámi history Education in Trondheim Schools in Norway {{Norway-school-stub