Jacob Rosted
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Jacob Rosted was a Norwegian educator, editor and librarian, born in Høland
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He served as rector
at the Christiania Cathedral School from 1803 to 1832. He edited the magazines Topographisk Journal for Kongeriget Norge and Hermoder. He was decorated Knight of the Danish Order of Dannebrog, the Swedish Order of Vasa
and the Order of the Polar Star
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Høland
-History:Høland was created in 1837 as a formannskapsdistrikt, a Norwegian local self-government district. The district Setskog was separated from Høland to form a separate municipality January 1, 1905. The split left Høland with 4,928 inhabitants. Høland municipality existed until 1 July 1924,...
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He served as rector
Rector
The word rector has a number of different meanings; it is widely used to refer to an academic, religious or political administrator...
at the Christiania Cathedral School from 1803 to 1832. He edited the magazines Topographisk Journal for Kongeriget Norge and Hermoder. He was decorated Knight of the Danish Order of Dannebrog, the Swedish Order of Vasa
Order of Vasa
The Royal Order of Vasa was a Swedish Royal order of chivalry, awarded to citizens of Sweden for service to state and society especially in the fields of agriculture, mining and commerce. It was instituted on 29 May 1772 by King Gustav III of Sweden...
and the Order of the Polar Star
Order of the Polar Star
The Order of the Polar Star is a Swedish order of chivalry created by King Frederick I of Sweden on 23 February 1748, together with the Order of the Sword and the Order of the Seraphim....
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