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Indre Østfold (municipality)
Indre Østfold is a municipality in the region of Indre Østfold in Østfold county. The municipality was established on 1 January 2020 by a merger of the five municipalities Askim, Eidsberg, Hobøl, Spydeberg and Trøgstad. The municipality has a total population of just under 45,000, spread out over several small towns such as Askim, Mysen, Spydeberg, Skjønhaug and Tomter. This is quite unusual for Norwegian municipalities. Notable people Public service and public thinking * Haakon IV of Norway (1204 in Eidsberg – 1263), King of Norway 1217–1263 * Jacob Nicolai Wilse (1736–1801), parish priest in Spydeberg and Eidsberg * Nils Christian Frederik Hals (1758 in Eidsberg – 1838 in Trøgstad), lieutenant colonel, commanded and surrendered Fredrikstad Fortress * Olai Pedersen Wiig (1802 in Trøgstad – 1887)‚ politician, mayor of Trøgstad 1844 to 1847 * Halvor Heyerdahl Rasch (1805 in Eidsberg – 1883), zoologist and academic * Thea Foss (1857 in Eidsberg – 1927), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bokmål
Bokmål () (, ; ) is an official written standard for the Norwegian language, alongside Nynorsk. Bokmål is the preferred written standard of Norwegian for 85% to 90% of the population in Norway. Unlike, for instance, the Italian language, there is no nationwide standard or agreement on the pronunciation of Bokmål. Bokmål is regulated by the governmental Language Council of Norway. A more conservative orthographic standard, commonly known as '' Riksmål'', is regulated by the non-governmental Norwegian Academy for Language and Literature. The written standard is a Norwegianised variety of the Danish language. The first Bokmål orthography was officially adopted in 1907 under the name ''Riksmål'' after being under development since 1879. The architects behind the reform were Marius Nygaard and Jacob Jonathan Aars. It was an adaptation of written Danish, which was commonly used since the past union with Denmark, to the Dano-Norwegian koiné spoken by the Norwegian urban elite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halvor Heyerdahl Rasch
Halvor Heyerdahl Rasch (8 January 1805 – 26 August 1883) was a Norwegian zoologist and educator. He was born at Eidsberg in Østfold, Norway. Rasch studied botany and zoology at the University of Christiania (now University of Oslo). He was a professor of zoology and natural science at the University of Oslo from 1852 to 1874, having previously been a lector since 1847. An avid hunter and sportsman, he published the book ''Jagten i Norge'' (1845) as well as works about livestock, oyster cultivation and beekeeping. He was among the founders of the ''Centralforeningen for Udbredelse af Legemsøvelser og Vaabenbrug'', a precursor to the Norwegian Confederation of Sports The Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports ( no, Norges idrettsforbund og olympiske og paralympiske komité; NIF) is the umbrella organization for sport in Norway. It is the largest volunteering organization in No ..., in 1861. Rasch was decorated as a Knight of the Royal N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enevold Thømt
Martin Enevold Thømt (June 8, 1878 – June 21, 1958) was a Norwegian decorative painter. Life and work Thømt was born in Askim,Waterloo Normannsen, Sølvi. 2010. Klart for nye blikk på gamle skatter. ''UA'' (September 6). the son of Karl P. Thømt and Julie Nygaard Thømt. He was responsible for decorating many Norwegian churches. Thømt specialized in decorative frescoes that were often inspired by Norwegian folk art, but the colors in Thømt's frescoes were usually far more subdued and the number of colors more limited than seen in folk art. He was apprenticed to the decorative painter Wilhelm Krogh in Oslo from 1897 to 1900. From 1900 to 1903 he studied at the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry in Oslo under Oscar Wergeland, Wilhelm Krogh, Asmund Stray, and Eivind Nielsen. In 1903 he studied at the Royal and Imperial State Trade School in Vienna, and around 1907 he spent time studying in Finland and Denmark. He also made many study trips to other Europ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erik Mollatt
Erik James Momme Mollatt (born 3 April 1941) is a Norwegian businessperson. He was born in Rygge as the younger brother of Ralph Mollatt, and graduated in economics from the American University in 1967. He was the CEO of M. Peterson & Søn from 1983 to 2002, and under his leadership the company became one of Norway's largest within the field of packaging. He was also instrumental in erecting a statue of Christian Frederik in the city of Moss, to commemorate the Convention of Moss. For his contributions to industry and culture, in 2003 he was proclaimed Knight, First Class of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav. He is also one of two honorary members in the Industrial Association of the city of Moss, the other being Tor Tank-Nielsen. Mollatt resides in Hobøl, and has a fortune of about US$ The United States dollar (symbol: $; code: USD; also abbreviated US$ or U.S. Dollar, to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies; referred to as the dollar, U.S. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oddbjørn Engvold
Oddbjørn Engvold (born 7 April 1938) is a Norwegian astronomer. He was born in Askim. His specialty is solar physics, and he was appointed as a professor at the University of Oslo in 1989. He was secretary general of the International Astronomical Union from 2003 to 2006 and a member of the board of Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters ( no, Det Norske Videnskaps-Akademi, DNVA) is a learned society based in Oslo, Norway. Its purpose is to support the advancement of science and scholarship in Norway. History The Royal Frederick Unive ... from 1993 to 1998. References 1938 births Living people Norwegian astronomers Academic staff of the University of Oslo Members of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters People from Askim {{Norway-academic-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dagfinn Føllesdal
Dagfinn Føllesdal (born 22 June 1932) is a Norwegian-American philosopher. He is the Clarence Irving Lewis Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at Stanford University, and professor emeritus at the University of Oslo. Biography and career Føllesdal was born in Askim. After earning his bachelor's and master's degrees at the University of Oslo, he attended Harvard University and earned his Ph.D. in 1961 under Willard Van Orman Quine. He taught at Harvard University from 1961 to 1964, and began teaching at Stanford University in 1968. Føllesdal is a member of the Norwegian Academy for Language and Literature, the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He resides at Tanum. He is a practicing Roman Catholic. He regularly participates in the sport of Orienteering. Philosophical work Føllesdal has written extensively on topics relating to the philosophy of language, phenomenology, exi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anton Skulberg
Anton Skulberg (29 December 1921 – 30 August 2012) was a Norwegian scientist and politician for the Centre Party. He was born in Kristiania as a son of Ragnvald Skulberg (1895–1972) and housewife Anna Marie Busch (1893–1946). Between 9 April 1940 and 27 May 1940 he participated as a soldier in the Norwegian Campaign. He enrolled as a student in 1942, graduated from the Norwegian School of Veterinary Science in 1949, and took further education at the universities of Oxford in 1955 and Cambridge in 1963. He took his doctorate (dr.med.vet.) in 1965, on the topic ''Studofies on the formation of toxin by Clostridium botulinum''. He was first employed at the Norwegian School of Veterinary Science in 1953, and was an associate professor from 1958 to 1960 and a research fellow from 1960 to 1961. From 1970 to 1991 he was a professor. During this time he was also director at the research institute Norsk Institut for næringsmiddelforskning from 1971 to 1988. He published 37 scie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jørgen Adolf Lier
Jørgen Adolf Lier (31 January 1906 – 15 January 1994) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Østfold during the terms 1958–1961 and 1961–1965. Lier was born in Askim and a member of Askim municipality council from 1934 to 1940, 1945 to 1955 and 1959 to 1971, serving as mayor in the periods 1945–1947, 1951–1955 and 1965–1971. He was a member of Østfold county council in the periods 1945–1947, 1951–1955 and 1965–1967. References * 1906 births 1994 deaths Labour Party (Norway) politicians Deputy members of the Storting People from Askim {{Norway-politician-1900s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olga Bjoner
Olga Bjoner (10 December 1887 – 25 June 1969) was a Norwegian journalist, organizational leader and Nazi politician. She was born in Askim. She chaired Norges Bondekvinnelag in the 1920s and 1930s. During the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany she chaired Nasjonal Samling Nasjonal Samling (, NS; ) was a Norwegian far-right political party active from 1933 to 1945. It was the only legal party of Norway from 1942 to 1945. It was founded by former minister of defence Vidkun Quisling and a group of supporters such ...'s organization for women. After the war, Bjoner was sentenced to six years in prison for treason. She was released from prison in 1948. References External links 1887 births 1969 deaths People from Askim Members of Nasjonal Samling Women fascists Nazi propagandists Norwegian propagandists Norwegian politicians convicted of crimes Norwegian women in World War II People convicted of treason for Nazi Germany against Norway {{Norway-p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Hiorth (barrister)
Adam Hiorth (5 January 1879 – 1961) was a Norwegian barrister and playwright. He was born in Spydeberg as a son of director Wilhelm Fredrik Hiorth (1850–1923) and Konstanse Hansen (1856–1943). He was married to stenographer Dagny Munthe Aalheim from 1915, later to actress Lydia Marie Opøien. Career He finished his secondary education in 1897, finished training as a conscript officer in 1898 and graduated from the Royal Frederick University with the cand.jur. degree in 1904. He was a deputy judge from 1904 to 1905, attorney in Gjøvik from 1905, and ''manuduktør'' from 1907 to 1917, especially in Roman law. He practiced as a barrister in Kristiania from 1914 to 1954. He was also known as public defender during the legal purge in Norway after World War II. He was interested in theatre, and wrote the children's comedy ''Peik og stortrollet'' which was staged at Nationaltheatret in 1922. He also translated several plays. ''Peik og stortrollet'' premiered on 23 Decembe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nordal Wille
Johan Nordal Fischer Wille (28 October 1858 – 4 February 1924) was a Norwegian botanist. He was a professor at the Royal Frederick University from 1893 to his death, founded the laboratory at the University Botanical Garden and co-founded the Natural History Museum. Personal life Wille was born in Hobøl as the son of physician Hans Georg Wille (1803–1879) and his wife Ingeborg Fischer (1811–1875). He was a grandnephew of priest and writer Hans Jacob Wille. He married three times. The first marriage with Anne Koller, a daughter of Carl Theodor Fredrik Koller, lasted from September 1891 to her death in March 1908. During this period he was a brother-in-law of Rasmus Meyer and Gustav Guldberg, who were married to two of Anne's sisters. The second marriage with Ragna Margrethe Knudsen lasted from September 1911 to her death in July 1917, and finally he married Swedish-born school teacher Ester Victoria Svensson in October 1918. Career Wille grew up in Hobøl, but eventually ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emma Hjorth
Emma Alethe Andreasdatter Hjorth (née Lippestad, 21 May 1858 – 2 July 1921) was a Norwegian educator and founder of the country's first large-scale institution for people with intellectual disabilities. Background and education Hjorth was born at Leppestad farm in Hobøl, Norway, to farmer Andreas Andreassen Lippestad and Gunhild Johannesdatter Bovim. She was the sixth of seven children and one of several to have a career in special education. Her brother, , was the director for the school system for students with disabilities. Another of her brothers, Carl Thorvald, was also an educator. Women were not allowed to enroll in higher education at the time, so she took the teacher's examination in 1879 individually as a , a person without the right to study. Torshov school In 1879, she became a teacher at the Thorshaug Institute for Feeble-minded Girls (, later renamed Torshov Public School for the Mentally Handicapped, ) in Oslo. The institution had been founded a year ear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
