Sophus Christian Munk Aars
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Sophus Christian Munk Aars (1 October 1841 – 1931) was a Norwegian
civil servant and writer.
He was a son of priest and politician Nils Fredrik Julius Aars
(1807–1865) and his wife Sofie Elisabeth Stabel. He was a grandson of priest and politician Jens Aars
and a first cousin of banker and politician Jens Ludvig Andersen Aars
. He was a second cousin of philosopher Kristian Birch-Reichenwald Aars
and architect Harald Aars
. In 1885 he married Marie Fredrikke Schydtz (1804–1886).
Munk enrolled as a student in 1861, and graduated with the cand.jur. degree in 1868. He was hired as a civil servant in the Norwegian Ministry of the Interior from 1872, and worked there until 1917. He was better known for his several books, having "won himself a name in the literature" of the day, starting with 1886's I skoven ('In the Forest'). Most of his books were about the forest and wildlife
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Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
civil servant and writer.
He was a son of priest and politician Nils Fredrik Julius Aars
Nils Fredrik Julius Aars
Nils Fredrik Julius Aars was a Norwegian priest and politician.He was born in Enebakk as a son of priest and politician Jens Aars . His grandfather migrated to Norway from Aars, Denmark in 1757. Aars married Sophie Stabell, and the couple had several children, including the writer Sophus Christian...
(1807–1865) and his wife Sofie Elisabeth Stabel. He was a grandson of priest and politician Jens Aars
Jens Aars
Jens Aars was a Norwegian priest and politician.He was the son of district stipendiary magistrate Jacob Aars , who had migrated to Norway from Aars, Denmark in 1757. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1821, representing the constituency of Nordlands Amt...
and a first cousin of banker and politician Jens Ludvig Andersen Aars
Jens Ludvig Andersen Aars
Jens Ludvig Andersen Aars was a Norwegian politician.He was born in Christiania as a son of Jens Ludvig Aars and Anette Lund, a nephew of Nils Fredrik Julius Aars and a grandson of Jens Aars. In October 1876 he married Hansine Henriette Vogt...
. He was a second cousin of philosopher Kristian Birch-Reichenwald Aars
Kristian Birch-Reichenwald Aars
Kristian Birch-Reichenwald Aars was a Norwegian academic. Originally educated as a theologian, he soon switched to philosophy and psychology.-Personal life:...
and architect Harald Aars
Harald Aars
Harald Aars was a Norwegian architect.-Personal life:He was born in Christiania as a son of educator Jacob Jonathan Aars and his wife Anna Ernesta Birch-Reichenwald . He was the brother of academic Kristian Aars, a grandson of Christian Birch-Reichenwald and a great-grandson of Peter Motzfeldt...
. In 1885 he married Marie Fredrikke Schydtz (1804–1886).
Munk enrolled as a student in 1861, and graduated with the cand.jur. degree in 1868. He was hired as a civil servant in the Norwegian Ministry of the Interior from 1872, and worked there until 1917. He was better known for his several books, having "won himself a name in the literature" of the day, starting with 1886's I skoven ('In the Forest'). Most of his books were about the forest and wildlife
Wildlife
Wildlife includes all non-domesticated plants, animals and other organisms. Domesticating wild plant and animal species for human benefit has occurred many times all over the planet, and has a major impact on the environment, both positive and negative....
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