Werner Hosewinckel Christie (1877–1927)
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Werner Hosewinkel Christie (20 December 1877 – 1927) was a Norwegian agricultural researcher.
as a son of engineer Johan Koren Christie (1827–1907) and Catherine Frederike Blom. He was a grandnephew of Wilhelm Frimann Koren Christie
and Edvard Eilert Christie
and a nephew of politician Hans Langsted Christie
and architect Christian Christie
. His first cousin Anna Christie married Jens Zetlitz Monrad Kielland, and bore the children Jacob Christie Kielland
and Else Christie Kielland.
In July 1907 in Stange
he married Karen Amalie Wedel-Jarlsberg. They had several notable children: pianist Amalie Christie
, Johan Koren Christie
and Werner Hosewinckel Christie
. Through Johan he was a grandfather of politician Werner Christie
.
in Skien
in 1896, and took further education until graduating from the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University
in Copenhagen
in 1901. He worked in Statistics Norway
with agricultural statistics, and in 1902 he was hired in the Ministry of Agriculture. From 1905 he worked at a research station in Hedmark
, and in 1918 he returned to the Ministry of Agriculture. He had taken the dr.philos. degree in 1915 with the thesis Undersøkelser over norsk graaert samt nogen krydsninger mellem former av den og pisum sativum, and in 1919 he was appointed as a professor at the Norwegian College of Agriculture. He retired in 1921, and settled at a farm in Hedmark. He was also involved in Royal Norwegian Society of Development. He died in 1927.
Personal life
He was born in HommelvikHommelvik
Hommelvik is a village and the administrative centre of the municipality of Malvik in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located at the end of the Hommelvika, a bay off of the Trondheimsfjord. It is about southwest of Muruvika, about southeast of Smiskaret, about east of Vikhammer,...
as a son of engineer Johan Koren Christie (1827–1907) and Catherine Frederike Blom. He was a grandnephew of Wilhelm Frimann Koren Christie
Wilhelm Frimann Koren Christie
Wilhelm Frimann Koren Christie was a Norwegian constitutional father, known for being the constitutional assembly's writer. -Background:...
and Edvard Eilert Christie
Edvard Eilert Christie
Edvard Eilert Christie was a Norwegian businessperson and politician.He was a son of postmaster and merchant in Christianssund, Johann Koren Christie . He was a nephew of Werner Hosewinckel Christie and a brother of noted politician Wilhelm Frimann Koren Christie...
and a nephew of politician Hans Langsted Christie
Hans Langsted Christie
Hans Langsted Christie was a Norwegian jurist and politician.He was born in Fridalen in Aarstad a son of customs treasurer Werner Hosewinckel Christie...
and architect Christian Christie
Christian Christie
Eilert Christian Brodtkorb Christie was a Norwegian architect.-Personal life:He was born in Bergen as a son of customs officer Werner Hosewinckel Christie and Hansine Langsted...
. His first cousin Anna Christie married Jens Zetlitz Monrad Kielland, and bore the children Jacob Christie Kielland
Jacob Christie Kielland
-Personal life:He was born in Bergen to architect Jens Zetlitz Monrad Kielland and his wife Anna Magdalena Cathrine , née Christie. His grandfather was priest and politician Jacob Kielland, and through him, Jacob Christie Kielland was the grandnephew of painter Kitty Lange Kielland and novelist...
and Else Christie Kielland.
In July 1907 in Stange
Stange
is a municipality in Hedmark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Hedmarken. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Stangebyen.-Name:...
he married Karen Amalie Wedel-Jarlsberg. They had several notable children: pianist Amalie Christie
Amalie Christie
-Personal life:She was born in Vang, Hedmark as a daughter of professor Werner Hosewinckel Christie. She was a sister of officers Johan and Werner Christie, a grandniece of politician Hans Langsted Christie and Christian Christie, an aunt of Werner Christie and a second cousin of Jacob Christie...
, Johan Koren Christie
Johan Koren Christie (officer)
Johan Koren Christie was a Norwegian engineer and air force officer, who reached the rank of major general in the Royal Norwegian Air Force.-Personal life:...
and Werner Hosewinckel Christie
Werner Hosewinckel Christie (officer)
Werner Hosewinckel Christie was a Norwegian air force officer, who reached the rank of major general in the Royal Norwegian Air Force.-Personal life:...
. Through Johan he was a grandfather of politician Werner Christie
Werner Christie
Werner Hosewinckel Christie is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was Norway's first Minister of Health from 1992 to 1995, serving in Gro Harlem Brundtland's cabinet from 1992 to 1996....
.
Career
Christie took his examen artiumExamen artium
Examen artium was the name of the academic certification conferred in Denmark and Norway, qualifying the student for admission to university studies. Examen artium was originally introduced as the entrance exam of the University of Copenhagen in 1630...
in Skien
Skien
' is a city and municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Grenland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Skien. Skien is also the administrative centre of Telemark county....
in 1896, and took further education until graduating from the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University
University of Copenhagen Faculty of Life Sciences
The faculty previously known as the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University is located in Frederiksberg, Denmark and was established in 1856. As of 1 January 2007, the University merged with the University of Copenhagen...
in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
in 1901. He worked in Statistics Norway
Statistics Norway
Statistics Norway is the Norwegian statistics bureau. It was established in 1876.Relying on a staff of about 1,000, Statistics Norway publish about 1,000 new statistical releases every year on its web site. All releases are published both in Norwegian and English...
with agricultural statistics, and in 1902 he was hired in the Ministry of Agriculture. From 1905 he worked at a research station in Hedmark
Hedmark
is a county in Norway, bordering Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Akershus. The county administration is in Hamar.Hedmark makes up the northeastern part of Østlandet, the southeastern part of the country. It includes a long part of the borderline with Sweden, Dalarna County and Värmland County. The...
, and in 1918 he returned to the Ministry of Agriculture. He had taken the dr.philos. degree in 1915 with the thesis Undersøkelser over norsk graaert samt nogen krydsninger mellem former av den og pisum sativum, and in 1919 he was appointed as a professor at the Norwegian College of Agriculture. He retired in 1921, and settled at a farm in Hedmark. He was also involved in Royal Norwegian Society of Development. He died in 1927.