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Sophus Christian Munk Aars (1 October 1841 – 11 April 1931) was a Norwegian civil servant and writer. He was a son of priest and politician

Nils Fredrik Julius Aars Nils Fredrik Julius Aars (9 March 1807 – 11 June 1865) was a Norwegian priest and politician. He was born in Enebakk as a son of priest and politician Jens Aars (1780–1834) and his wife. His grandfather had migrated to Norway from Aars, Denma ...

(1807–1865) and his wife Sofie Elisabeth Stabel. He was a grandson of priest and politician

Jens Aars Jens Aars (1 October 1779 – 27 March 1834) was a Norwegian priest and Member of Parliament. Jens Aars was born in Christiania (now Oslo, Norway). He was the son of district stipendiary magistrate Jacob Aars (1736–1807), who had migrated t ...

and a first cousin of banker and politician

Jens Ludvig Andersen Aars Jens Ludvig Andersen Aars (23 December 1852 – 22 May 1919) was a Norwegian politician. He was born in Horten as a son of Jens Ludvig Aars and Anette Lund, a nephew of Nils Fredrik Julius Aars and a grandson of Jens Aars. In October 1876 he ...

. He was a second cousin of philosopher

Kristian Birch-Reichenwald Aars Kristian Birch-Reichenwald Aars (25 September 1868 – 4 August 1917) was a Norwegian academic. Originally educated as a theologian, he soon switched to philosophy and psychology. Personal life He was born in Christiania as a son of educator J ...

and architect

Harald Aars Harald Aars (31 May 1875 – 4 June 1945) was a Norwegian architect. Personal life He was born in Christiania as a son of educator Jacob Jonathan Aars (1837–1908) and his wife Anna Ernesta Birch-Reichenwald (1838–1919). He was the brothe ...

. In 1885 he married Marie Fredrikke Schydtz (1804–1886). Munk enrolled as a student in 1861 and graduated with the

cand.jur. Candidate of Law (Latin: ''candidatus/candidata juris/iuris'') is both a graduate law degree awarded to law students in the Nordic region as well as an academic status designation for advanced Law School students in German-speaking countries. ...

degree in 1868. He was hired as a civil servant in the

Norwegian Ministry of the Interior The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs ( no, Arbeids- og sosialdepartementet) is a Norwegian ministry established in 1916. It is responsible for the labour market, the working environment, pensions, welfare, social security, ...

from 1872, and worked there until 1917. He was better known for his several books, having "won himself a name in the literature" of the day, starting with 1886's ''I skoven'' ('In the Forest'). Most of his books were about the forest and wildlife.

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1841 births 1931 deaths Norwegian civil servants Norwegian writers {{Norway-writer-stub