Hartvig Nissen

Last updated
Hartvig Nissen
No-nb bldsa 1c197 Ole Hartvig Nissen.jpg
BornOle Hartvig Nissen
(1815-04-17)17 April 1815
Melhus, Norway
Died 4 February 1874(1874-02-04) (aged 58)
Nationality Norwegian
Occupation philologist and educator
Known for founder of Hartvig Nissen School
Children Henrik Nissen

Ole Hartvig Nissen (17 April 1815 – 4 February 1874) was a Norwegian philologist and educator. He founded Nissen's Girls' School in Christiania in 1849. In 1865 he became director-general in the Ministry of Education, while remaining one of three joint headmasters of Nissen's Girls' School until 1872. In 1873 he was appointed to the prestigious position as rector of Oslo Cathedral School.

Hartvig Nissen School

The Hartvig Nissen School, informally referred to as Nissen, is a gymnasium in Oslo, Norway. It is located in the neighborhood Uranienborg in the affluent West End borough of Frogner. It is the second oldest gymnasium in Oslo and is widely considered one of the country's most prestigious; its alumni include many famous individuals and two members of the Norwegian royal family.

The Royal Ministry of Education and Research is a Norwegian government ministry responsible for education, research and kindergartens. The ministry was established in 1814 as the Royal Ministry of Church and Education Affairs.

Oslo Cathedral School school

Schola Osloensis, known in Norwegian as Oslo katedralskole and more commonly as "Katta" is a selective upper secondary school located in Oslo, Norway. The school offers the college preparatory studiespesialisering of the Norwegian school system. Oslo Cathedral School is one of four schools in Norway which can trace its origins directly to the Middle Ages and is generally regarded as one of the most prestigious schools in Norway. It celebrated its 850-year anniversary in 2003.

Contents

Personal life

Hartvig Nissen was born in Melhus as a son of Lutheran priest, Peder Schjelderup Nissen (1775–1826) and Bolette Margrethe Musæus (1774–1859). He was a grandson of Martinus Nissen and first cousin of Rasmus Tønder Nissen. [1] He was the 8th child in his family of 10 children. His great-grandfather Niels Hansen Nissen was born in Fredericia in Denmark and moved to Trondheim in Norway, where he became a merchant. "Nissen" is a patronymic surname meaning "son of Nis," Nis being a form of Niels used in Jutland.

Melhus Municipality in Trøndelag, Norway

Melhus is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Gauldalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Melhus. Other villages include Gåsbakken, Hovin, Korsvegen, Kvål, Ler, Lundamo, Storsand, and Øysand.

Rasmus Tønder Nissen Norwegian politician

Rasmus Tønder Nissen was a Norwegian, educator, theologian and politician.

Fredericia Town in Denmark

Fredericia is a town located in Fredericia municipality in the southeastern part of the Jutland peninsula in Denmark. The city is part of the Triangle Region, which includes the neighbouring cities of Kolding and Vejle. It was founded in 1650 by Frederick III, after whom it was named.

Karen Magdalena Nissen No-nb bldsa 1c198 Karen Magdalena Nissen.jpg
Karen Magdalena Nissen

In June 1843 in Christiania he married Karen Magdalena Aas (1820–1900), a granddaughter of Erik Andreas Colban. They were the parents of cartographer Per Schjelderup Nissen and architect Henrik Nissen. [1] His daughter Helga Johanne Arentz Nissen married Johan Johannson and was the mother of Johan and Ole Hartvig Nissen Johannson. [2] [3] [4]

Henrik Nissen Norwegian architect

Johannes Henrik Nissen was a Norwegian architect.

Johan Johannson was a Norwegian businessman.

Hartvig Nissens Skole Hartvig Nissen upper secondary school, Oslo Norway.jpg
Hartvig Nissens Skole

Hartvig and Karen were also grandparents of prison director Hartvig Nissen and Kristian Nissen. [1]

Career

He had great influence on educational policy in Norway in the 19th century, being the architect behind several law reforms. [1] [5] In 1873 he became rector at the Oslo Cathedral School. He was a member of the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters from 1852. He was elected deputy representative for the Parliament of Norway in 1857 and in 1859, and was appointed Knight of the Order of St. Olav in 1864. [1]

The Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters is a Norwegian learned society based in Trondheim. It was founded in 1760 and is Norway's oldest scientific and scholarly institution. The society's Protector is King Harald V of Norway. Its membership consists of no more than 435 members elected for life among the country's most prominent scholars and scientists.

Order of St. Olav chivalric order

The Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav is a Norwegian order of chivalry instituted by King Oscar I on August 21, 1847. It is named after King Olav II, known to posterity as St. Olav.

Selected works

Related Research Articles

Paul Benjamin Vogt was Norwegian member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm 1903-1904, and Minister of Trade and Minister of Auditing 1904-1905. In 1905, he was Norway's emissary to Stockholm to negotiate Norwegian independence from Sweden. He also served as the Norway's minister in London 1910-1934.

Events in the year 1895 in Norway.

Gunnar Schjelderup was a Norwegian businessperson.

Conrad Wilhelm Eger, often referred to as C. W. Eger was a Norwegian businessperson. An associate of Sam Eyde, Eger was the chief executive officer of Elkem from 1912 to 1950, and later played a role in building the Norwegian iron industry.

Events in the year 1893 in Norway.

Fredrik Christian Wildhagen Ording was a Norwegian educator, writer and politician for the Conservative Party.

Fredrik Glad Balchen Norwegian deaf teacher

Fredrik Glad Balchen was a Norwegian deaf teacher.

Emil Steen was a Norwegian businessman.

Ole Hartvig Nissen Johannson, MBE was a Norwegian businessperson.

Johan Johannson was a Norwegian businessperson.

Fredrik Christopher Blom was a Norwegian businessperson.

Irma Ingertha Gram, née Schram was a Norwegian art historian.

Erling Steen was a Norwegian businessman, humanitarian leader and member of the Norwegian resistance movement in World War II.

Einar von Hirsch was a Norwegian dentist and landowner.

Michael Johan Færden was a Norwegian priest and author.

Bernhard Pauss Norwegian theologian, educator and author

Bernhard Cathrinus Pauss was a Norwegian theologian, educator, author and humanitarian and missionary leader, who was a major figure in girls' education in Norway in his lifetime.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Grankvist, Rolf. "Hartvig Nissen". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
  2. ↑ Genealogical entry [ permanent dead link ] for Helga Johanne Arentz Nissen
  3. ↑ Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1973). "Johannson, Johan". Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. pp. 217–218. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
  4. ↑ Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1973). "Johannson, Ole Hartvig Nissen". Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 218. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
  5. ↑ Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Hartvig Nissen – skolemann". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2 September 2009.

Other sources

International Standard Book Number Unique numeric book identifier

The International Standard Book Number (ISBN) is a numeric commercial book identifier which is intended to be unique. Publishers purchase ISBNs from an affiliate of the International ISBN Agency.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.