1922 in Norway
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Events
- 8 January - The Social Democratic Youth League of NorwaySocialist Youth League of NorwaySocialist Youth League of Norway , initially founded as the Social Democratic Youth League of Norway , was the youth wing of the Social Democratic Labour Party of Norway...
is founded. - 30 November - The establishment of Norwegian government-owned alcoholic beverage retailer "VinmonopoletVinmonopoletVinmonopolet , symbolized by Ⓥ and colloquially shortened to Polet, is a government owned alcoholic beverage retailer and the only company allowed to sell beverages containing an alcohol content higher than 4.75% in Norway....
". - Fridtjof NansenFridtjof NansenFridtjof Wedel-Jarlsberg Nansen was a Norwegian explorer, scientist, diplomat, humanitarian and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. In his youth a champion skier and ice skater, he led the team that made the first crossing of the Greenland interior in 1888, and won international fame after reaching a...
is awarded the Nobel Peace PrizeNobel Peace PrizeThe Nobel Peace Prize is one of the five Nobel Prizes bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel.-Background:According to Nobel's will, the Peace Prize shall be awarded to the person who...
for his work as a League of NationsLeague of NationsThe League of Nations was an intergovernmental organization founded as a result of the Paris Peace Conference that ended the First World War. It was the first permanent international organization whose principal mission was to maintain world peace...
High CommissionerHigh CommissionerHigh Commissioner is the title of various high-ranking, special executive positions held by a commission of appointment.The English term is also used to render various equivalent titles in other languages.-Bilateral diplomacy:...
. - Municipal and county electionsNorwegian local elections, 1922-Result of municipal elections:Results of the 1922 municipal elections. Results can only be given separately by rural areas and cities.-Cities:-Rural areas:...
are held throughout the country.
Sport
- Ole ReistadOle ReistadOle Imerslun Reistad was a Norwegian military officer and accomplished sports person.In the pentathlon he finished fourteenth at the 1920 Summer Olympics and became Norwegian champion in 1922. He also participated in the 1928 Olympic Winter Games in St. Moritz, Switzerland, in the demonstration...
, pentathlete, is awarded the Egebergs ÆresprisEgebergs ÆresprisThe Egebergs Ærespris is a prize awarded to Norwegian athletes who excel in more than one sport. The prize was created by Ferdinand Julian Egeberg, and consists of a bronze statuette modelled by sculptor Magnus Vigrestad.-History:...
for achievements in multiple sports
Notable births
- 6 January - Finn MortensenFinn MortensenFinn Mortensen was a Norwegiancomposer, critic and educator. Finn Einar Mortensen was born in Oslo. His parents were publisher Ernst Gustav Mortensen and Anna Marie Damnæs . Mortensen grew up in a publishing environment and it was at first expected that he would go into his father's...
, composer, critic and educator (d.19831983 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Kåre Willoch -Events:* 18 March - Arnfinn Nesset is convicted of poisoning 22 patients with Curacit, a muscle relaxing drug, at a Geriatric institution in Orkdal, Norway where he was the director since 1977...
) - 20 January - Bjørn EndresonBjørn EndresonBjørn Endreson was a Norwegian actor, stage producer and theatre director.He was born in Bærum. He worked as actor and stage producer at Rogaland Teater from 1957 to 1960, and served as theatre director from 1960 to 1970...
, actor, stage producer and theatre director (d.19981998 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Kjell Magne Bondevik -Events:*26 September - Christian Conservative Party merged with the New Future Coalition Party to form the Christian fundamentalist party Christian Unity Party.*7 October - Operations cease at Oslo Airport, Fornebu*8...
) - 11 February - Svenn StraySvenn StraySvenn Thorkild Stray is a retired Norwegian politician active in the Conservative Party of Norway and former foreign minister of Norway....
, politician and Minister - 13 February - Jørgen SønstebøJørgen SønstebøJørgen Sønstebø is a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Telemark in 1973, and was re-elected on two occasions....
, politician - 15 March - Kristoffer LepsøeKristoffer LepsøeKristoffer Lepsøe was a Norwegian competition rower and Olympic medalist. He received a bronze medal in coxed eights at the 1948 Summer Olympics, as a member of the Norwegian team....
, rower and Olympic bronze medallist (d.20062006 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Jens Stoltenberg -Events:* June 7 – A meteorite impact event occurs in northern Troms County, Norway. Locals compare the resultant explosion to the nuclear explosion at Hiroshima...
) - 8 April - Odd Steinar HoløsOdd Steinar HoløsOdd Steinar Holøs was a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party.He was born in Rakkestad....
, politician (d.20012001 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Jens Stoltenberg until October 19, Kjell Magne Bondevik -Events:...
) - 14 April - Viking Olver EriksenViking Olver EriksenViking Olver Eriksen is a Norwegian nuclear physicist.He was born in Stavanger, and graduated as cand.real. in 1951. In 1952 he was hired at the Institute for Nuclear Energy at Kjeller—the institution is now named the Norwegian Institute for Energy Technology—as head of the physics...
, nuclear physicist - 30 April - Frank OlsenFrank Olsen (resistance member)Frank Olsen was a Norwegian resistance member who was executed during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany....
, resistance member, executed (d.19451945 in Norway-Incumbents:*Government in Exile until 9 May** Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway** Prime Minister - Johan Nygaardsvold until 25 June, Einar Gerhardsen *German Military Governor...
) - 18 May - Gerda BoyesenGerda BoyesenGerda Boyesen is the founder of Biodynamic Psychology, a branch of Body Psychotherapy.-Life:...
, founder of Biodynamic Psychology (d.20052005 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Kjell Magne Bondevik until October 17, Jens Stoltenberg -Events:* 1 January - The University of Stavanger is established....
) - 7 June - Vilhelm AubertVilhelm AubertJohan Vilhelm Aubert was an influential Norwegian sociologist. He was a professor at the University of Oslo from 1963 to his death, first at the Department of the Sociology of Law and then at the Department of the Sociology of Law...
, sociologist (d.19881988 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Gro Harlem Brundtland -Events:* May 6 – Widerøe Flight 710, a Dash 7, crashes in Torghatten, Norway in heavy fog, killing all 36 passengers in the worst-ever Dash 7 accident....
) - 10 June - Edvard Hagerup BullEdvard Hagerup Bull (composer)Edvard Hagerup Bull is a notable Norwegian composer. He was born in Bergen, Norway. He grew up in the community of Jar outside Oslo in a musical and politically active family, the son of Sverre Hagerup Bull and his wife Aldis Jebsen. His paternal grandfather was politician and judge Edvard...
, composer - 10 June - Erling DanielsenErling DanielsenErling Danielsen was a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party.From 1957 to 1959 he was the chairman of the Youth of the Christian People's Party, the youth wing of the Christian Democratic Party....
, politician - 13 June - Gunnar KonsmoGunnar KonsmoGunnar Konsmo was a Norwegian speed skater who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics.In 1948 he finished tenth in the 1500 metres competition.-External links:*...
, speed skater (d.19961996 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Gro Harlem Brundtland until October 25, Thorbjørn Jagland -Events:...
) - 14 June - Sven OlsenSven OlsenSven Olsen was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.From 1971 to January 1972, during the first cabinet Bratteli, Olsen was appointed State Secretary in the Ministry of Fisheries...
, politician (d.20012001 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Jens Stoltenberg until October 19, Kjell Magne Bondevik -Events:...
) - 26 June - Reidun AnderssonReidun AnderssonReidun Andersson was a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party.She served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Nordland during the terms 1981–1985.-References:...
, politician (d.19921992 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Gro Harlem Brundtland -Events:* 6 June - The Fantoft stave church in Bergen, dating from the 12th century, is burnt to the ground by arsonists originating in the early Norwegian black metal scene.* 5 September - The Norwegian commercial...
) - 6 July - Thorolf RaftoThorolf RaftoThorolf Rafto was a human rights activist and professor in Economic History at the Norwegian School of Economics in Bergen, Norway. During a visit to Prague in 1979 to hold a lecture for students excluded from the universities for political reasons, Rafto was beaten up by the communist security...
, human rights activist and professor in Economic History (d.19861986 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Kåre Willoch until 9 May, Gro Harlem Brundtland -Events:* 9 May - Gro Harlem Brundtland becomes Prime Minister of Norway for the second time....
) - 8 July - Torodd HauerTorodd HauerTorodd Hauer was a Norwegian speed skater who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics.In 1948 he finished sixth in the 500 metres competition.-External links:* *...
, speed skater - 17 July - Olina StorsandOlina StorsandOlina Storsand is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.Storsand, who belonged to Sør-Trøndelag, was never elected directly to the Norwegian Parliament but served as a deputy representative in the periods 1965–1969, 1969–1973 and 1973–1977...
, politician - 26 July - Johan TrondsenJohan TrondsenJohan Trondsen is a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party and the Liberal People's Party.He served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Telemark during the term 1961–1965. In total he met during 10 days of parliamentary session...
, politician - 27 July - Ambjørg SælthunAmbjørg SælthunAmbjørg Sælthun is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Sogn og Fjordane in 1973, and was re-elected on two occasions. She had previously served as a deputy representative during the term 1969–1973...
, politician - 5 September - Alvilde PrydzAlvilde PrydzAlvilde Prydz was a Norwegian novelist.-Biography:She was born near Fredrikshald, now Halden in Østfold county, Norway. Her parents were Paul Fredrik Birkenbusch Prydz a merchant and customs inspector and Andersine Nicoline Lund . She grew up in a large group of children on the farm ofT osterød...
, novelist (b. 1846 in Norway) - 7 September - Bodil AakreBodil AakreBodil Aakre was a Norwegian jurist and politician for the Conservative Party. She was also known for her involvement with the Brønnøysund Register Centre.-Career:...
, jurist and politician (d.20082008 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Jens Stoltenberg -Events:* January 1 – The Agency for Public Management and eGovernment is established....
) - 28 September - Liv DommersnesLiv DommersnesLiv Dommersnes is a Norwegian actress and reciter of poetry. She was a member of group that founded Studioteatret in 1945.-Early and personal life:...
, actress and reciter of poetry - 8 October - Helge StormorkenHelge StormorkenHelge Stormorken is a Norwegian veterinarian.-Research and organisational activity:He established the cause of a world wide fatal bleeding disease in piglets leading to its eradication. He described the multifaceted Stormorken syndrome, a mutations in f. VII, f. IX, Fibrinogen Oslo IV and V, all...
, veterinarian and physician - 4 November - Reidar DueReidar DueReidar Due is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Nord-Trøndelag in 1977, and was re-elected on three occasions...
, politician - 12 November - Knut ØstbyKnut ØstbyKnut Østby was a Norwegian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1940s to the late 1950s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the K-2 10000 m event at London in 1948 and another in the K-2 1000 m event at the 1950 World Championships.-Career:Østby was born in Modum, but...
, sprint canoer and Olympic silver medallist - 13 November - Aud SchønemannAud SchønemannAud Schønemann was a Norwegian actress, regarded by many as the leading comedienne of her generation in Norway....
, actress (d.20062006 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Jens Stoltenberg -Events:* June 7 – A meteorite impact event occurs in northern Troms County, Norway. Locals compare the resultant explosion to the nuclear explosion at Hiroshima...
) - 22 December - Odd Wang SørensenOdd Wang SørensenOdd Wang Sørensen was a Norwegian international footballer. On club level Sørensen played for Sarpsborg team Sparta, where he helped win the Norwegian cup in 1952. Internationally he was capped 25 times and scored 17 goals.Five of those goals came during the friendly match versus the United States...
, international soccer player (d.20042004 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Regent - Crown Prince Haakon - Crown Prince Haakon - from 25 November until 12 April 2004...
) - 28 December - Ragnar ChristiansenRagnar ChristiansenRagnar Karl Viktor Christiansen was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Buskerud in 1958, and was re-elected on four occasions. He had previously served in the position of deputy representative during the terms 1950–1953 and...
, politician and Minister (d.19941994 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Gro Harlem Brundtland -Events:* 15–17 April – The Progress Party national convention at Bolkesjø, turns out to be one of the most dramatic purges in the history of Norwegian party politics, ending with the libertarian section of the party...
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- Just FaalandJust FaalandJust Faaland is a Norwegian political economist. He started as an economist with OEEC in 1949. Later he worked for a number of international institutions including the World Bank, ILO, IFAD, FAO, WFP, UNDP, and the Asian Development Bank. Faaland has been based as a development researcher at the...
, political economist - Jostein GoksøyrJostein GoksøyrJostein Goksøyr was a Norwegian microbiologist.He was born in Kopervik, and took the dr.philos. degree in 1955. He was hired as a lecturer at the University of Bergen in 1956, and was later professor from 1966 to 1989. He was a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters from 1970 and...
, microbiologist (d.20002000 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Kjell Magne Bondevik until March 17, Jens Stoltenberg -Events:* 17 March – Stoltenberg's First Cabinet was appointed.* 23 June - The Frøya Tunnel is opened....
) - Per HanssonPer Hansson (journalist)Per Hansson was a Norwegian journalist.He was born in Kragerø. He was the editor-in-chief of the newspapers Sør-Trøndelag from 1949 to 1954 and Akershus Folkeblad from 1954 to 1958. In 1958 he was hired as a journalist in Dagbladet, where he stayed until 1970...
, journalist and writer (d.19821982 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Kåre Willoch -Events:* 11 March – Widerøe Flight 933 crashed into the Barents Sea near Mehamn, killing all 15 on board; this accident remains highly controversial in Norway....
) - Sigbjørn HølmebakkSigbjørn HølmebakkSigbjørn Hølmebakk was an Norwegian author.He was brother of publisher and author Gordon Hølmebakk. Hølmebakk was active in the popular movement against atomic weapons in Norway and one of the initiators of the Sosialistisk Folkeparti...
, author (d.19811981 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Odvar Nordli until 4 February, Gro Harlem Brundtland until 14 October, Kåre Willoch -Events:...
) - Dagmar LahlumDagmar LahlumDagmar Mohne Hansen Lahlum was a member of the Norwegian resistance in Oslo during World War II and was later recruited unofficially to work for MI5.-Early life:...
, resistance member and agent (d.19991999 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Kjell Magne Bondevik -Events:* 1 February - The Coastal Party is founded....
) - Hallvard Rieber-MohnHallvard Rieber-MohnHallvard Rieber-Mohn was a Norwegian writer and Dominican priest. He won the Riksmål Society Literature Prize in 1967.In 1982 he was awarded the Fritt Ord Award.-References:...
, writer and Dominican priest (d.19821982 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Kåre Willoch -Events:* 11 March – Widerøe Flight 933 crashed into the Barents Sea near Mehamn, killing all 15 on board; this accident remains highly controversial in Norway....
) - Kjell Bloch SandvedKjell Bloch Sandved- External links :*...
, author, lecturer and nature photographer
Deaths
- 23 January - Stephan SindingStephan SindingStephan Abel Sinding was a Norwegian-Danish sculptor. He moved to Copenhagen in 1883 and had his breakthrough the same year. In 1890 he obtained Danish citizenship. In 1810 he settled in Paris where he lived and worked until his death in 1922...
, sculptor (b.18461846 in Norway-Births:*22 February - Peder Nilsen, politician and Minister *4 August - Stephan Sinding, sculptor *5 August - Alvilde Prydz, Norwegian novelist *22 August - Amalie Skram, author and feminist...
) - 22 February - Frithjof OlsenFrithjof OlsenFrithjof Olsen was a Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics, in the 1908 Summer Olympics, and in the 1912 Summer Olympics....
, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (b.18821882 in Norway-Events:* The 1882 Parliamentary election takes place.-January to June:*25 January - Conrad Christensen, gymnast and Olympic bronze medallist *5 February - Karl Ouren, Norwegian-American artist...
) - 7 March - Axel ThueAxel ThueAxel Thue was a Norwegian mathematician, known for highly original work in diophantine approximation, and combinatorics....
, mathematician (b.18631863 in Norway-January to June:*19 February - Axel Thue, mathematician *28 February - Lars Jonson Haukaness, Norwegian American impressionist artist *21 May - Gunnar Berg, painter *23 June - Christian Fredrik Michelet, politician and Minister...
) - 10 March - Anton Johan RønnebergAnton Johan RønnebergAnton Johan Rønneberg was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.-Personal life:He was born in Aalesund to Rasmus Gerhard Rønneberg and his wife Anna Margrethe Holmboe . He had several brothers and sisters...
, politician (b.18561856 in Norway-Notable births:*11 January - Christian Sinding, composer *17 January - Jens Bratlie, politician and Prime Minister of Norway *11 February - Torje Olsen Solberg, politician*13 March - Hans G. Jensen, tailor, trade unionist and politician...
) - 3 April - Aasulv Olsen BryggesaaAasulv Olsen BryggesaaAasulv Olsen Bryggesaa was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from the constituency Lister og Mandal amt in 1900, and was re-elected on four consecutive occasions. When the second cabinet Knudsen assumed office on 31 January 1913, Bryggesaa was...
, politician and Minister (b.18661866 in Norway-Events:* 5 March – The official inauguration of the Parliament of Norway Building .-January to June:*5 January - Johan Gjøstein, educator, newspaper editor and politician *21 January - Olaus Alvestad, educator and newspaper editor...
) - 18 April - Hjalmar WelhavenHjalmar WelhavenHjalmar Welhaven was a Norwegian architect, palace manager, and sportsman.-Personal life:Welhaven was born in Christiania as the son of writer Johan Sebastian Welhaven and Josephine Angelica Bidoluac. He married painter Margrethe Petersen Backer in 1876...
, architect, palace manager, and sportsman (b.18501850 in Norway-Events:* June 19 – Princess Louise of the Netherlands marries Crown Prince Karl of Sweden-Norway.-Arts and literature:*Henrik Ibsen's first play Catilina is written...
) - 13 June - Fredrik Stang LundFredrik Stang LundFredrik Stang Lund was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.He was the mayor of Oslo briefly in 1895....
, politician and Minister (b.18591859 in Norway-Events:*8 July - Charles XV succeeds his father Oscar I of Sweden and Norway -Notable births:*29 June - Ragnvald Bødtker, engineer *4 August - Knut Hamsun, author, Nobel Prize in Literature laureate...
) - 21 August - Jørgen LøvlandJørgen LøvlandJørgen Gunnarsson Løvland was a Norwegian politician and Prime Minister. He was Minister of Labour 1898-1899, 1900-1902 and 1902-1903, member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm 1899-1900, Prime Minister in Stockholm in 1905, Minister of Foreign Affairs 1905 and 1905-1907, Prime Minister...
, politician and Prime Minister of NorwayPrime Minister of NorwayThe Prime Minister of Norway is the political leader of Norway and the Head of His Majesty's Government. The Prime Minister and Cabinet are collectively accountable for their policies and actions to the Sovereign, to Stortinget , to their political party, and ultimately the...
(b.18481848 in Norway-Events:* Ålesund received city rights.-Notable births:*3 February - Jørgen Løvland, politician and Prime Minister of Norway *2 May - Hans Gabriel Nissen Buck, physician and politician *17 May - Erik Jørgensen, master gunsmith...
) - 7 September - Hans G. JensenHans G. JensenHans G. Jensen was a Norwegian trade unionist, politician, and tailor.Jensen was born in Horsens, Denmark in 1856. He moved to Sandefjord, Norway in 1879, before settling in Kristiania in 1883. He became involved in the Norwegian labour movement, and was the leader of the Norwegian Labour Party...
, tailor, trade unionist and politician (b.18561856 in Norway-Notable births:*11 January - Christian Sinding, composer *17 January - Jens Bratlie, politician and Prime Minister of Norway *11 February - Torje Olsen Solberg, politician*13 March - Hans G. Jensen, tailor, trade unionist and politician...
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- Samuel BaltoSamuel BaltoSamuel Johannesen Balto was a Norwegian - Sami explorer and adventurer. The legendary sled dog Balto was named after Samuel Balto.-Biography:...
, explorer and adventurer (b.18621862 in Norway-Events:*23 June - Norway's second railway, Hamar-Grundsetbanen, is opened, followed shortly by*3 October - Kongsvingerbanen, Norway's third railway opens between Lillestrøm and Kongsvinger-January to June:...
) - Kyrre GreppKyrre GreppKyrre Grepp Norwegian politician, leader of the Norwegian Labour Party. Grepp became a Communist by the end of his life and was active in the Comintern.A street is named after Grepp in the Sagene borough of Oslo....
, politician (b.18791879 in Norway-Arts and literature:*Henrik Ibsen publishes A Doll’s House-January to June:*11 April - Øistein Schirmer, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist *29 April - Henrik Ameln, jurist and politician...
) - Johan Magnus HalvorsenJohan Magnus HalvorsenJohan Magnus Halvorsen was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party splinter party Moderate Venstre . He was Minister of Finance from 1907 to 1908. Halvorsen was a merchant by profession.-References:...
, politician (b.18531853 in Norway-Notable births:*22 January - Francis Hagerup, lawyer, diplomat, politician and twice Prime Minister of Norway *28 March - Jacob Breda Bull, author *14 October - Axel Christian Zetlitz Kielland, civil servant and diplomat...
) - Jørg Tofte JebsenJørg Tofte JebsenJørg Tofte Jebsen was a Norwegian physicist who discovered and published an important theorem concerning general relativity which is now known as Birkhoff's theorem. This result was rediscovered by George David Birkhoff a few years later....
, physicist (b.18881888 in Norway-Events:*In the Norwegian parliamentary election the Conservative Party of Norway wins the most seats-Notable births:*7 January - Thorstein Johansen, rifle shooter and Olympic gold medallist *12 January - Jon Andrå, politician...
) - Jørgen Christian KnudsenJørgen Christian KnudsenJørgen Christian Knudsen was a Norwegian ship-owner and politician for the Conservative Party.-Personal life:...
, ship-owner and politician (b.18431843 in Norway-Births:*5 January - Jørgen Christian Knudsen, ship-owner and politician *8 January - Johan Jeremiassen, ship-owner, consul and politician...
) - Carl Sofus LumholtzCarl Sofus LumholtzCarl Sofus Lumholtz was a Norwegian explorer and ethnographer, best known for his meticulous field research and ethnographic publications on indigenous cultures of Australia and Mesoamerican central Mexico.-Biography:...
, discoverer and ethnographer (b.18511851 in Norway-Arts and literature:*10 January - The Norwegian Booksellers Association is founded.-January to June:*2 January - Haldor Boen, teacher and politician in America *25 January - Arne Garborg, writer...
) - Hans Henrik ReuschHans Henrik ReuschHans Henrik Reusch , Norwegian geologist, was born at Bergen. He was educated at Christiania, Leipzig and Heidelberg, and graduated Ph.D. at Christiania in 1883....
, geologist (b.18521852 in Norway-Births:*10 February - Svend Borchmann Hersleb Vogt, jurist and politician *13 August - Christian Krohg, painter, illustrator, author and journalist *4 September - Eilif Peterssen, painter...
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