Jens Holmboe may refer to:
Jens Holmboe was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. A jurist by education, he was a member of the Norwegian Parliament for five terms, and held several different government posts from 1874 to 1884.
Johan Henrik Rye Holmboe was a Norwegian businessperson and politician for the Free-minded Liberal Party. He was a city council member in Tromsø for 42 years, a three-term member of Parliament, Minister of Provisioning from 1920 to 1921, and Minister of Trade from 1923 to 1924.
Holmboe is a Scandinavian surname, and may refer to the following.
Even Hammer Holmboe was a Norwegian politician.
Hans Holmboe was a Norwegian educator and politician.
Leonhard Christian Borchgrevink Holmboe was a Norwegian Lutheran minister and politician.
Jens Holmboe was a Norwegian botanist, professor and author.
Conrad Holmboe was a Norwegian businessperson.
Thorolf Holmboe was a Norwegian painter, illustrator and designer.
Jens Holmboe was a Norwegian bailiff. He is notable for his role in the settling of Målselvdalen.
Målselvdalen is the largest valley in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The river Målselva runs through the valley, ending at the Målselvfjorden. The 60-kilometre (37 mi) long valley runs to the north, along with the river, and most of the residents of Målselv Municipality live in this valley.
Bernt Michael Holmboe was a Norwegian mathematician. He was home-tutored from an early age, and was not enrolled in school until 1810. Following a short period at the Royal Frederick University, which included a stint as assistant to Christopher Hansteen, Holmboe was hired as a mathematics teacher at the Christiania Cathedral School in 1818, where he met the future renowned mathematician Niels Henrik Abel. Holmboe's lasting impact on mathematics worldwide has been said to be his tutoring of Abel, both in school and privately. The two became friends and remained so until Abel's early death. Holmboe moved to the Royal Frederick University in 1826, where he worked until his own death in 1850.
Holmboe is a Norwegian family which originated at Hirsholmene in Jutland, Denmark. It was introduced into Norway with the arrival of brothers Jens Olsøn Holmboe (1671–1743) and Hans Olsøn Holmboe (1685–1762). Jens Olsen Holmboe was a senior priest who arrived at Vardal during 1705. Hans Olsen Holmboe was a senior military officer who came to Norway during 1716.
Events in the year 1935 in Norway.
Jens Ludvig Andersen Aars was a Norwegian politician.
Events in the year 1880 in Norway.
Events in the year 1804 in Norway.
Events in the year 1821 in Norway.
Events in the year 1752 in Norway.
Storofsen - also referred to as Ofsen - was a flood disaster that struck eastern Norway in July 1789 during which 63 people vanished, thousands of houses were destroyed and thousands of livestock killed. The rivers Glomma and Gudbrandsdalslågen flooded their banks and the waters of Lake Mjøsa rose ten meters above their normal level.