1779 in Norway

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Events in the year 1779 in Norway .

Incumbents

• Monarch: Christian VII. ^[1]

Events

• 23 November - Magnus Theiste was sentenced by the Supreme Court to be removed from his office as County Governor of Nordre Bergenhus amt, because of his involvement with corruption. ^[2]

Arts and literature

Main articles: 1779 in art and 1779 in literature

Births

Valentin Sibbern

• 12 February – Jens Jensen Gram, jurist and politician (died 1824). ^[3]
• 10 August – Carl Rønneberg, merchant and ship owner (died 1858). ^[4]
• 27 August – Hovel Helseth, industrial pioneer (died 1865). ^[5]
• 19 September – Valentin Christian Wilhelm Sibbern, government minister (died 1853). ^[6]
• 21 September (in France) – Johan Caspar Herman Wedel-Jarlsberg, politician and nobleman (died 1840). ^[7]
• 29 September – Fredrik Meltzer, businessman and politician (died 1855). ^[8]
• 2 November – Frederik Motzfeldt, politician (died 1848). ^[9]
• 8 November – Wollert Konow, merchant and vice consul (died 1839). ^[10]

Full date unknown

• Peder Paulsen Balke, farmer and politician (died 1840). ^[11]
• Anders Hansen Grønneberg, farmer and politician (died 1819). ^[12]

Deaths

The organ in Kongsberg Church, built by Gottfried Heinrich Gloger

• 5 January – Niels Thaaning, painter (born c.1732). ^[13]

Full date unknown

• Gottfried Heinrich Gloger, organ builder (born 1710). ^[14]

References

1. Bratberg, Terje. "Christian 7.". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
2. Huitfeldt-Kaas, H. J., ed. (1887–1905). "Theiste, Magnus". Dansk biografisk Lexikon (in Danish). Vol. XVII. Kjøbenhavn: Gyldendalske boghandels forlag. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
3. "Jens Jensen Gram" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD). Retrieved 29 October 2012.
4. Dale, Bjørn Jonson. "Carl Rønneberg". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
5. Heiene, Gunnar. "Hovel Helseth". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
6. Bratberg, Terje. "Valentin Sibbern". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
7. Storsveen, Odd Arvid. "Herman Wedel Jarlsberg". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
8. Fossen, Anders Bjarne. "Frederik Meltzer". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
9. "Frederik Motzfeldt" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD). Retrieved 29 October 2012.
10. Fossen, Anders Bjarne. "Wollert Konow". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
11. Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Peder Paulsen Balke". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
12. Mardal, Magnus A. "Anders Hansen Grønneberg". In Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
13. Halaas, Kristin. "Niels Thaaning". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
14. Kolnes, Stein Johannes. "Gottfried Heinrich Gloger". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 8 May 2015.