Simon Themstrup Michelet (8 February 1863 – 15 October 1942) was a Norwegian theologian. He was Professor of Theology at the University of Oslo.

Background

He was born in Trondhjem (now Trondheim), Norway. He was a son of customs officer Joseph Frantz Oscar Michelet (1832–1913) and Caroline Julie Laache (1833–1915). His grandfather was a brother of

Christian Frederik Michelet Christian Frederik Michelet (7 December 1792 – 13 May 1874) was a Norwegian military officer. He was born at Moland in Fyresdal as a son of vicar Johan Wilhelm Michelet (1753–1805) and Sophie Amalie Tuchsen. He was named after his paternal gra ...

and father of

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. On the paternal side he was a second cousin of major Christian Fredrik Michelet and politician Christian Fredrik Michelet. On the maternal side he was a first cousin of doctor and professor of medicine, Søren Bloch Laache (1854-1941). He grew up in Hitra and Trondhjem. He

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his secondary education in 1881, and decided to study theology. He was taken into the home of priest Johan C. H. Storjohann, where he met his future wife Marie Elisabeth Storjohann (1866–1951). They married in September 1888. Simon's sister was named Marie as well, and she married Elling Holst.

Career

He graduated with the

cand.theol. Candidatus theologiæ (male), Candidata theologiæ (female), abbreviated cand. theol. is an academic degree with a long tradition, awarded after a six-year higher education in theology in Iceland, Denmark, and Norway. In Norway, the title has re ...

degree in 1887 at the University of Kristiania and took the practical priest education in 1888. He also taught at Aars og Voss skole and Trondhjem Cathedral School from 1887 to 1888. In 1890 he continued his studies at German universities. He studied in Leipzig; first history of religion and Indian languages, then the theology of the New Testament. In 1894 he took the

D.Theol. Doctor of Theology ( la, Doctor Theologiae, abbreviated DTh, ThD, DTheol, or Dr. theol.) is a terminal degree in the academic discipline of theology. The ThD, like the ecclesiastical Doctor of Sacred Theology, is an advanced research degree equ ...

degree with the thesis ''Amos, oversat og fortolket'' on the ''

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''. He worked as a teacher and priest until being appointed as a professor of theology at the University of Kristiania in 1896. He was also a dean of the Faculty of Theology, and finally retired in 1933. He was also an editorial board member of ''Norsk Teologisk Tidsskrift'' from 1900 to 1926. He was a fellow of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Publications include ''Fra Moses til profetene'' (1915), ''Fra profetene til Jesus Kristus'' (1919) and ''Kristendom og rationalisme'' (1927). He also participated in a translation of the

Old Testament The Old Testament (often abbreviated OT) is the first division of the Christian biblical canon, which is based primarily upon the 24 books of the Hebrew Bible or Tanakh, a collection of ancient religious Hebrew writings by the Israelites. The ...

. He also chaired the

Student Christian Movement in Norway A student is a person enrolled in a school or other educational institution. In the United Kingdom and most commonwealth countries, a "student" attends a secondary school or higher (e.g., college or university); those in primary or eleme ...

from 1899 to 1903 and 1914 to 1924. He edited their magazine ''Excelsior'' from 1904 to 1917. He was also involved in social work. He was decorated as a Knight, First Class of the

Order of St. 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 II ...

in 1911, and died in October 1942 in Bærum.

References

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