Erik Vullum
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Erik Vullum (29 December 1850 – 14 March 1916) was a Norwegian journalist, writer and politician for the
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Personal life

He was born in Lund as a son of vicar Olaus Vullum (1812–1852) and his wife Ingeborg Krogness (1825–1926). He was a nephew of Johan Richard Krogness. In September 1879 at Aulestad he married Margrethe Rode, née Lehmann.


Career

He was a prominent public speaker for the Liberal Party in the 1880s, and wrote several newspaper articles and books in the spirit of the liberal movement. He biographed Christian Magnus Falsen and
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in 1881. Vullum portrayed Wergeland as a liberal political figure, not following the politically conservative tradition that branded Wergelenad as an apolitical wordsmith. Vullum also wrote several historical books tied to Norway's gradual independence: ''Følgerne af 9. Juni'' (1883), ''Unionen og dens Fremtid'' (1894) and ''Hvorledes Norge blev frit'' (1913). Vullum died in March 1916 in Lillehammer.


Bibliography

* ''Kristrian Magnus Falsen, Grundlovens Fader'' (1881) * ''
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i Digt og Liv'' (1881) * ''
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'' (1881) * ''Fölgerne af 9 Juni'' (1883) * ''Unionen og dens Fremtid'' (1894) * ''Hvorledes Norge bleu Frit'' (1913) * ''Norge og Begivenhederne i 1814'' (1914)


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* 1850 births 1916 deaths People from Lund, Norway Liberal Party (Norway) politicians Norwegian journalists Norwegian non-fiction writers Norwegian biographers Norwegian male writers Male biographers Male non-fiction writers {{Norway-politician-1850s-stub