SK Ull
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Skiklubben Ull was a Norwegian Nordic skiing
club based in Oslo
but with its sporting facilities in Vestre Aker
. Founded in 1883, it attracted several professed sportsmen who between 1883 and 1891 won six Ladies' Cups and one King's Cup, among other national events. Its members also participated in the general administration of skiing in Norway. The members were drawn from the upper social strata, and was exclusive in that it only had 119 members during its first 100 years. It eventually evolved from a skiing club to a social club in a skiing setting.
. Its founders were a group of university students who used to socialize in apartments in Wessels gate. The young men usually conversed about their studies or played card games, but they were also hobby cross-country skiers, before deciding to take up skiing in a more organized form by starting a club. The term describing a club member was ullaner.
The founding members were Andreas Bechholm, Johan Bechholm, Otto Dahl
, Thor Fabritius, Sigurd Gotaas, Michael Strøm Lie
, Paul Lorck and Petter Dahl Thams. New members were allowed every year until 1887, after which new members were usually admitted biannually in 1889, 1891, 1893, 1895, 1896 and 1897. Notable members who joined the club shortly after the foundation include Fritz R. Huitfeldt
, Henrik Florentz, Hans Grüner and Marius Grüner, Stefan Meidell. The first chairman was Johan Bechholm from 1883, followed by Sigurd Gotaas from 1885 and Fritz R. Huitfeldt from 1887 to 1891. The three honorary memberships proclaimed in the early period were Fritz R. Huitfeldt (1883), Hans Grüner (1884) and Axel Huitfeldt (1889).
The club saw sporting success on the national level (the international competitions were few or none) in its first years. Johan Bechholm finished eleventh and won the Ladies' Cup in Husebyrennet of 1883. In 1884 Ingvald M. Smith-Kielland, Sr.
won the Ladies' Cup and Richard Blichfeldt won the King's Cup. Vilhelm Nicolaysen finished fourth and won the Ladies' Cup in 1886, Karl Roll
won the Ladies' Cup in 1889, Vilhelm Heiberg in 1890 and Otto Orre in 1891.
Ull maintained its own ski jumping hill, Ullbakken, near Frognerseteren
in Vestre Aker. It was opened in 1884 with a festive ski jumping contest, attended by Prince Eugen of Norway and Sweden. Ullbakken was the site of Husebyrennet in 1890, when Kastellbakken
was unusable. The dinner after this race was attended by Crown Prince Gustaf of Norway and Sweden
. Especially Karl Roll had a close relationship to the Swedish royal family, being a ski tutor for the princes while stationed in Stockholm
between 1898 and 1904, but when Norway abolished the personal union in 1905 and elected its own king
, Roll immediately became an aide-de-camp for the new king.
The club also staged the members-only contest Ullrennet. In the invitation for Ullrennet and the subsequent banquet in 1897, the members were asked to take their place at the table "according to rank, estate, age, dignity and skiing profess". SK Ull also became the second in Norway to raise its own skiing cabin, "Ydale" at Voksenkollen in 1893. This was named after Ýdalir
, the mythological dwelling of Ullr. Some of Ull's rival clubs were Christiania SK
, Skuld, Fram—all three of whom owned similar skiing cabins—and Ondur
.
Reportedly, it was SK Ull's forays into the district around Holmenkollen
for sporting purposes that spurred the establishment of the new hill Holmenkollbakken in 1891. The knowledge of the area spurred Fritz R. Huitfeldt to pinpoint the location of the new hill, together with Hans Krag. This hill lay at a higher altitude than Kastellbakken, and thus had more favourable snow conditions. Holmenkollbakken quickly replaced Kastellbakken as the main hill in the district, and eventually became world-famous.
SK Ull also saw some sporting success in the 1890s, although the last Ladies' Cup was taken in 1891. The club was joined by top skiers like Tobias Bernhoft
and Jørgen Berg. In the late 1890s, however, as many members reached higher ages, SK Ull became more of a gentlemen's social club than an active skiing club. This social club was exclusive by nature, with a clause in the by-laws that the membership could not surpass forty. Actually the club never had more than thirty members, which was the case in 1890, and rarely more than twenty. The members were drawn from the higher social strata of Norway's capital region. Fourty-four of the sixty members admitted into the club up to the opening of Ydale belonged to one of four prestigious professions: physician, military officer, jurist or engineer.
After finishing their active careers some of Ull's members entered the ranks of sports officials and administrators, most notably Karl Roll who became the first chairman of the Norwegian Ski Federation
in 1908. Several members had already held positions in the older organization Association for the Promotion of Skiing, founded three weeks before Ull, in 1883. Johan Bechholm was its first secretary from 1883 to 1886, and many others followed. Johan Sverre
(member since 1896) was a notable Olympic administrator after the Norwegian independence in 1905, and Hjalmar Krag (member since 1887) became chairman in the Confederation of Sports. Fritz R. Huitfeldt also became a known figure in his field; for his ski binding
s, and for pioneering Telemark skiing
. Huitfeldt's ski factory, which he started together with Richard Blichfeldt, was named Ull.
During the first years of the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany
, Ull continued to host private parties. Later, however, the club's cabin Ydale was occupied by the Germans from December 1942 to March 1945. Ull instead used the Grand Hotel
for its sixtieth anniversary in 1943 and the annual convention of 1944. Two new members were admitted during the war; Sverre Martens and Einar Poulsson.
After professor Johs. Andenæs was admitted as a member in 1949, the club admitted thirteen members in the 1950s; seven in the 1960s as well as a corresponding member, Norwegian-Canadian Herman Smith-Johannsen
; and only three in the 1970s. One member was elected i 1980, and three in 1983; Arvid Fossum, Odd Harsheim
and Birger Ruud
. Three honorary members were proclaimed after 1960: Erik Plahte in 1969, Herman Smith-Johanssen in 1975 and Jakob Vaage in 1983.
The cabin Ydale was still used for festivities, and became a small "museum" with skiing antiquities left behind by former members. The cabin was also used during the 1952 Winter Olympics
as the residence of the Danish skiing team
. A road leading to the cabin was named Ullveien in 1964. In 1983 the 100-year anniversary of Ull was hosted at Ydale with attendance from King Olav V of Norway
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Nordic skiing
Nordic skiing is a winter sport that encompasses all types of skiing where the heel of the boot cannot be fixed to the ski, as opposed to Alpine skiing....
club based in Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
but with its sporting facilities in Vestre Aker
Vestre Aker
Vestre Aker is a borough of the city of Oslo, Norway.The previous municipality Aker was merged into the city of Oslo in 1948.The borough of Vestre Aker was organized as part of the 1 January 2004 reform. Previous boroughs...
. Founded in 1883, it attracted several professed sportsmen who between 1883 and 1891 won six Ladies' Cups and one King's Cup, among other national events. Its members also participated in the general administration of skiing in Norway. The members were drawn from the upper social strata, and was exclusive in that it only had 119 members during its first 100 years. It eventually evolved from a skiing club to a social club in a skiing setting.
The most active sporting period, 1883–1898
Skiklubben Ull was founded on 29 January 1883, and named after the Norse deity UllrUllr
In early Germanic paganism, *Wulþuz appears to have been a major god, or an epithet of an important god, in prehistoric times....
. Its founders were a group of university students who used to socialize in apartments in Wessels gate. The young men usually conversed about their studies or played card games, but they were also hobby cross-country skiers, before deciding to take up skiing in a more organized form by starting a club. The term describing a club member was ullaner.
The founding members were Andreas Bechholm, Johan Bechholm, Otto Dahl
Otto Dahl (engineer)
Axel Otto Dahl was a Norwegian engineer and sportsman.He was born at Nøsted in Lier as a son of Claus Frimann Dahl og Gjerthrud Johanne Marie Thams . His paternal great-grandfather was counsellor of justice, Christian Lerche Dahl. In May 1911 he married Hildur Fredstad, daughter of a tanner in...
, Thor Fabritius, Sigurd Gotaas, Michael Strøm Lie
Michael Strøm Lie
Michael Strøm Lie was a Norwegian diplomat.He was born in Kongsvinger as a son of the cousins, writer Jonas Lie and Thomasine Henriette Lie . He was a brother of Erik Lie and writer Mons Lie, and through the former an uncle of Nazi Jonas Lie...
, Paul Lorck and Petter Dahl Thams. New members were allowed every year until 1887, after which new members were usually admitted biannually in 1889, 1891, 1893, 1895, 1896 and 1897. Notable members who joined the club shortly after the foundation include Fritz R. Huitfeldt
Fritz R. Huitfeldt
Nicolay Fritz Reichwein Huitfeldt was a Norwegian sports official, writer and producer of skis and ski bindings.He was born in Borgund as a son of stipendiary magistrate Hans Jørgen Hansen Huitfeldt and Fredrikke Ambjørnsen...
, Henrik Florentz, Hans Grüner and Marius Grüner, Stefan Meidell. The first chairman was Johan Bechholm from 1883, followed by Sigurd Gotaas from 1885 and Fritz R. Huitfeldt from 1887 to 1891. The three honorary memberships proclaimed in the early period were Fritz R. Huitfeldt (1883), Hans Grüner (1884) and Axel Huitfeldt (1889).
The club saw sporting success on the national level (the international competitions were few or none) in its first years. Johan Bechholm finished eleventh and won the Ladies' Cup in Husebyrennet of 1883. In 1884 Ingvald M. Smith-Kielland, Sr.
Ingvald M. Smith-Kielland, Sr.
Ingvald Mareno Smith-Kielland was a Norwegian military officer.He was a son of Colonel Ingvald Maryllus Emil Smith and Maren Elisabeth Bull Kielland . His mother was a daughter of Jacob Kielland, sister of Jens Zetlitz Kielland and Jacob Kielland and sister-in-law of Jacob Jørgen Kastrup Sømme...
won the Ladies' Cup and Richard Blichfeldt won the King's Cup. Vilhelm Nicolaysen finished fourth and won the Ladies' Cup in 1886, Karl Roll
Karl Roll
Karl Nikolai Roll was a Norwegian sports official, skier and military officer.-Personal life:Roll was born in Trondhjem as a son of vicar Karl Jakob Roll and Anne Johanne Parelius . On the maternal side he was a great-grandson of Jacob von der Lippe Parelius...
won the Ladies' Cup in 1889, Vilhelm Heiberg in 1890 and Otto Orre in 1891.
Ull maintained its own ski jumping hill, Ullbakken, near Frognerseteren
Frognerseteren
Frognerseteren is a neighborhood of Oslo, Norway, located within Nordmarka. It is a popular starting point for recreational hiking and skiing in Oslo. Frognerseteren Station is the terminal station of the Holmenkollen Line of the Oslo Metro....
in Vestre Aker. It was opened in 1884 with a festive ski jumping contest, attended by Prince Eugen of Norway and Sweden. Ullbakken was the site of Husebyrennet in 1890, when Kastellbakken
Kastellbakken
Kastellbakken, later renamed Husebybakken, is an abandoned ski jumping hill located at Ullern in Oslo, Norway. It was the venue of Husebyrennet, Norway's and the world's most prestigious Nordic skiing tournament between 1879 and 1891...
was unusable. The dinner after this race was attended by Crown Prince Gustaf of Norway and Sweden
Gustaf V of Sweden
Gustaf V was King of Sweden from 1907. He was the eldest son of King Oscar II of Sweden and Sophia of Nassau, a half-sister of Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg...
. Especially Karl Roll had a close relationship to the Swedish royal family, being a ski tutor for the princes while stationed in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
between 1898 and 1904, but when Norway abolished the personal union in 1905 and elected its own king
Haakon VII of Norway
Haakon VII , known as Prince Carl of Denmark until 1905, was the first king of Norway after the 1905 dissolution of the personal union with Sweden. He was a member of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg...
, Roll immediately became an aide-de-camp for the new king.
The club also staged the members-only contest Ullrennet. In the invitation for Ullrennet and the subsequent banquet in 1897, the members were asked to take their place at the table "according to rank, estate, age, dignity and skiing profess". SK Ull also became the second in Norway to raise its own skiing cabin, "Ydale" at Voksenkollen in 1893. This was named after Ýdalir
Ydalir
In Norse mythology, Ýdalir is a location containing a dwelling owned by the god Ullr. Ýdalir is solely attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources...
, the mythological dwelling of Ullr. Some of Ull's rival clubs were Christiania SK
Christiania SK
Christiania Skiklub was a Norwegian Nordic skiing club, based in Oslo.It was founded in 1877, and arranged Husebyrennet in 1879 and 1881. In 1883 its members were instrumental in founding the Association for the Promotion of Skiing, which eventually arranged the Holmenkollen Ski Festival. In 1884...
, Skuld, Fram—all three of whom owned similar skiing cabins—and Ondur
SK Ondur
Skiklubben Ondur was a Norwegian skiing club, based in Oslo but with its sporting facilities in Vestre Aker and Bærum. It was founded in 1891.-History:...
.
Reportedly, it was SK Ull's forays into the district around Holmenkollen
Holmenkollen
Holmenkollen is a neighborhood in the Vestre Aker borough of Oslo, Norway. In addition to being a residential area, the area has been a ski recreation area since the late 19th century, with its famous, eponymous, ski jump arena hosting competitions since 1892...
for sporting purposes that spurred the establishment of the new hill Holmenkollbakken in 1891. The knowledge of the area spurred Fritz R. Huitfeldt to pinpoint the location of the new hill, together with Hans Krag. This hill lay at a higher altitude than Kastellbakken, and thus had more favourable snow conditions. Holmenkollbakken quickly replaced Kastellbakken as the main hill in the district, and eventually became world-famous.
SK Ull also saw some sporting success in the 1890s, although the last Ladies' Cup was taken in 1891. The club was joined by top skiers like Tobias Bernhoft
Tobias Bernhoft
Tobias Brodtkorp Bernhoft was a Norwegian engineer and director.He was born on 5 December 1869 to Tobias Bernhoft senior and his wife Thora at Strinda. He married Marie Holmboe on 30 September 1896, with whom he had four children...
and Jørgen Berg. In the late 1890s, however, as many members reached higher ages, SK Ull became more of a gentlemen's social club than an active skiing club. This social club was exclusive by nature, with a clause in the by-laws that the membership could not surpass forty. Actually the club never had more than thirty members, which was the case in 1890, and rarely more than twenty. The members were drawn from the higher social strata of Norway's capital region. Fourty-four of the sixty members admitted into the club up to the opening of Ydale belonged to one of four prestigious professions: physician, military officer, jurist or engineer.
1900–1945
After 1898, there was a pause in admitting new members. Four were admitted between 1906 and 1908, followed by only one in the 1915, three in 1924, and two in 1935. In 1940 the average member age was 69.After finishing their active careers some of Ull's members entered the ranks of sports officials and administrators, most notably Karl Roll who became the first chairman of the Norwegian Ski Federation
Norwegian Ski Federation
The Norwegian Ski Federation or Norges Skiforbund, is an organization devoted to skiing in Norway. Headquartered in Oslo, it is the national representative of the International Ski Federation....
in 1908. Several members had already held positions in the older organization Association for the Promotion of Skiing, founded three weeks before Ull, in 1883. Johan Bechholm was its first secretary from 1883 to 1886, and many others followed. Johan Sverre
Johan Sverre (sports official)
Johan Tidemann Sverre was a Norwegian military officer and sports official.-Personal life:He was born in Fredrikstad as a son of Erik Olsen and Josefine Andrea Nicolaysen , and brother of Ole Sverre...
(member since 1896) was a notable Olympic administrator after the Norwegian independence in 1905, and Hjalmar Krag (member since 1887) became chairman in the Confederation of Sports. Fritz R. Huitfeldt also became a known figure in his field; for his ski binding
Ski binding
A ski binding is an attachment which anchors a ski boot to the ski. There are different types of bindings for different types of skiing.-Universal designs:...
s, and for pioneering Telemark skiing
Telemark skiing
Telemark skiing is a form of skiing using the Telemark turn. Unlike alpine skiing equipment, the skis used for telemarking either have a binding that only connects the boot to the ski at the toes, just as in cross-country skiing, or may be released to only connect there.Telemark turns are led with...
. Huitfeldt's ski factory, which he started together with Richard Blichfeldt, was named Ull.
During the first years of the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany
Occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany
The occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany started with the German invasion of Norway on April 9, 1940, and ended on May 8, 1945, after the capitulation of German forces in Europe. Throughout this period, Norway was continuously occupied by the Wehrmacht...
, Ull continued to host private parties. Later, however, the club's cabin Ydale was occupied by the Germans from December 1942 to March 1945. Ull instead used the Grand Hotel
Grand Hotel (Oslo)
Grand Hotel is a hotel in Oslo, Norway. The hotel is best known as is the annual venue of the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.Grand Hotel is situated in a very central location on the main thoroughfare, the Karl Johans gate, between the Norwegian Parliament building and the Royal Palace. It is...
for its sixtieth anniversary in 1943 and the annual convention of 1944. Two new members were admitted during the war; Sverre Martens and Einar Poulsson.
After 1945
At the war's end in 1945, Ull only had fourteen members. Its average member age was lowered to 65 years after the admission of five new members in 1946 and 1947. The post-war period also saw the admission to SK Ull of men from more professional groups. One of the new members, Erik Plahte, would serve as chairman from 1951 to 1973, when he backed down at the age of 84. Another of the new post-war members, Jakob Vaage, took over. He was then aged 68. By 1953, all the club's elected positions were held by post-war members. Three of the older members, some with experience dating to the 1880s, were admitted as honorary members, the first honorary members in SK Ull since 1889.After professor Johs. Andenæs was admitted as a member in 1949, the club admitted thirteen members in the 1950s; seven in the 1960s as well as a corresponding member, Norwegian-Canadian Herman Smith-Johannsen
Herman Smith-Johannsen
Herman "Jackrabbit" Smith-Johannsen, CM was a Norwegian-Canadian supercentenarian who gained widespread recognition for being one of the first people to introduce the sport of cross-country skiing to Canada and North America...
; and only three in the 1970s. One member was elected i 1980, and three in 1983; Arvid Fossum, Odd Harsheim
Odd Harsheim
Odd Harsheim was a Norwegian goldsmith, military officer, multi-sportsperson and sports official.As a sportsman he was best known for his profess in sailing. In the 5.5 Metre event at the 1956 Summer Olympics he was a crew for Peder Lunde in the boat Viking. They finished fifth...
and Birger Ruud
Birger Ruud
Birger Ruud was a Norwegian ski jumper.Born in Kongsberg, Birger Ruud, with his brothers Sigmund and Asbjørn, dominated international jumping in the 1930s, winning three world championships in 1931, 1935 and 1937. Ruud also won the Olympic gold medal in 1932 and 1936...
. Three honorary members were proclaimed after 1960: Erik Plahte in 1969, Herman Smith-Johanssen in 1975 and Jakob Vaage in 1983.
The cabin Ydale was still used for festivities, and became a small "museum" with skiing antiquities left behind by former members. The cabin was also used during the 1952 Winter Olympics
1952 Winter Olympics
The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games, took place in Oslo, Norway, from 14 to 25 February 1952. Discussions about Oslo hosting the Winter Olympic Games began as early as 1935; the city wanted to host the 1948 Games, but World War II made that impossible...
as the residence of the Danish skiing team
Denmark at the 1952 Winter Olympics
- Figure skating:Men-References:*...
. A road leading to the cabin was named Ullveien in 1964. In 1983 the 100-year anniversary of Ull was hosted at Ydale with attendance from King Olav V of Norway
Olav V of Norway
Olav V was the king of Norway from 1957 until his death. A member of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Olav was born in the United Kingdom as the son of King Haakon VII of Norway and Queen Maud of Norway...
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List of position-holders
This is a list of chairmen, deputy chairmen and managers/secretaries of SK Ull.Chairmen
- 1883–1885 : Johan Bechholm
- 1885–1887 : Sigurd Gotaas
- 1887–1891 : Fritz R. HuitfeldtFritz R. HuitfeldtNicolay Fritz Reichwein Huitfeldt was a Norwegian sports official, writer and producer of skis and ski bindings.He was born in Borgund as a son of stipendiary magistrate Hans Jørgen Hansen Huitfeldt and Fredrikke Ambjørnsen...
- 1891–1905 : Emil Roll
- 1905–1910 : Karl RollKarl RollKarl Nikolai Roll was a Norwegian sports official, skier and military officer.-Personal life:Roll was born in Trondhjem as a son of vicar Karl Jakob Roll and Anne Johanne Parelius . On the maternal side he was a great-grandson of Jacob von der Lippe Parelius...
- 1910–1912 : Andreas BrandrudAndreas BrandrudAndreas Brandrud was a Norwegian church historian.He was born in Sør-Fron as a son of farmer and merchant Torsten Brandrud and Anna Bleken . In February 1897 he married dean's daughter Anna Broch Martens .He took the cand.theol. degree in 1892...
- 1912–1913 : Jørgen Tandberg
- 1913–1917 : Vilhelm Heiberg
- 1917–1928 : Alf Scott Hansen
- 1928–1933 : Johan Fredrik GramJohan Fredrik Gram-Personal life:He was born in Drammen as a son of Jens Gram. He was a brother of Mads Gram, a maternal grandson of P. A. Munch and a paternal great-grandson of Jens Jensen Gram, a nephew of Andrea Gram and a first cousin of Harald Gram. His aunt Nicoline was married to Eilif Peterssen.In October...
- 1933–1935 : Emil Roll
- 1935–1940 : Johan Fredrik GramJohan Fredrik Gram-Personal life:He was born in Drammen as a son of Jens Gram. He was a brother of Mads Gram, a maternal grandson of P. A. Munch and a paternal great-grandson of Jens Jensen Gram, a nephew of Andrea Gram and a first cousin of Harald Gram. His aunt Nicoline was married to Eilif Peterssen.In October...
- 1940–1949 : Andreas BrandrudAndreas BrandrudAndreas Brandrud was a Norwegian church historian.He was born in Sør-Fron as a son of farmer and merchant Torsten Brandrud and Anna Bleken . In February 1897 he married dean's daughter Anna Broch Martens .He took the cand.theol. degree in 1892...
- 1949–1951 : Harald Kjerschow
- 1951–1973 : Erik Plahte
- 1973–1992 : Jakob Vaage
- 1992–1994 : Odd HarsheimOdd HarsheimOdd Harsheim was a Norwegian goldsmith, military officer, multi-sportsperson and sports official.As a sportsman he was best known for his profess in sailing. In the 5.5 Metre event at the 1956 Summer Olympics he was a crew for Peder Lunde in the boat Viking. They finished fifth...
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Vice chairmen
- 1883–1885 : Sigurd Gotaas
- 1885–1890 : Johan Bechholm
- 1890–1891 : Enevold Munch Falsen
- 1891–1893 : Sigval Jacobsen
- 1893–1894 : Jørgen Tandberg
- 1894–1905 : Vilhelm Heiberg
- 1905–1910 : Andreas BrandrudAndreas BrandrudAndreas Brandrud was a Norwegian church historian.He was born in Sør-Fron as a son of farmer and merchant Torsten Brandrud and Anna Bleken . In February 1897 he married dean's daughter Anna Broch Martens .He took the cand.theol. degree in 1892...
- 1910–1912 : Jørgen Tandberg
- 1912–1916 : Alf Scott Hansen
- 1916–1917 : Jørgen Tandberg
- 1917–1926 : Tobias BernhoftTobias BernhoftTobias Brodtkorp Bernhoft was a Norwegian engineer and director.He was born on 5 December 1869 to Tobias Bernhoft senior and his wife Thora at Strinda. He married Marie Holmboe on 30 September 1896, with whom he had four children...
- 1926–1928 : Johan Fredrik GramJohan Fredrik Gram-Personal life:He was born in Drammen as a son of Jens Gram. He was a brother of Mads Gram, a maternal grandson of P. A. Munch and a paternal great-grandson of Jens Jensen Gram, a nephew of Andrea Gram and a first cousin of Harald Gram. His aunt Nicoline was married to Eilif Peterssen.In October...
- 1928–1933 : Jørgen Berg
- 1933–1940 : Andreas BrandrudAndreas BrandrudAndreas Brandrud was a Norwegian church historian.He was born in Sør-Fron as a son of farmer and merchant Torsten Brandrud and Anna Bleken . In February 1897 he married dean's daughter Anna Broch Martens .He took the cand.theol. degree in 1892...
- 1940–1944 : Nicolai Martens
- 1944–1949 : Harald Kjerschow
- 1949–1970 : Helge Dahl
- 1970–1973 : Jakob Vaage
- 1973–???? : Annar Poulsson
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Managers and secretaries
The position as manager existed from 1883, but in 1952 it was split into two; secretary and treasurer.- 1883–1887 : Henrik Florentz
- 1887–1890 : Marius Grüner
- 1890–1892 : Sven Poppe
- 1892–1893 : Mathias Rye
- 1893–1894 : Otto Orre
- 1894–1897 : Herman Løvenskiold
- 1897–1900 : Wilhelm Myhre
- 1900–1902 : Jørgen Barth
- 1902–1903 : Marcus Meisterlin
- 1903–1906 : August Koren
- 1906–1908 : Olaf Rye
- 1908–1911 : Adolf Denis Horn
- 1911–1919 : Marcus Meisterlin
- 1919–1935 : Ulrik F. L. Lyng
- 1935–1936 : Harald Kjerschow
- 1936–1949 : Otto P. Børresen
- 1949–1951 : Erik Plahte
- 1951–1963 : Jakob Vaage (secretary from 1952)
- 1963–1975 : Aage Træffen
- 1975–???? : Arild Smith-Kielland
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