Hans Riddervold

Hans Riddervold (born November 7, 1795 in Teien near Åsgårdstrand (today Horten ), † July 20, 1876 in Christiania ) was a Norwegian pastor and politician .

Life

His parents were the captain Adolf Kvernheim Riddervold (1760-1817) and his wife Bredine Bolette Nielsen (1773-1811). On June 23, 1822 he married Anna Maria Bull (January 12, 1803– June 24, 1870), daughter of the businessman Andreas Bull (1772–1838) and his wife Marthe Smith (1774–1834).

He was one of the central politicians from the 1830s until he stepped down as State Councilor in 1872. He was President of the Storting and headed the Ministry of Churches and Schools, where he implemented a series of reforms that pushed back church supervision of schools, changed the material catalog and improved educational opportunities for the general public across the country.

Church career

From 1809 he went to the cathedral school of Christiania, passed the examen artium in 1813 and the theological state examination in 1819. He was one of the first to take this exam at Christiania University. He then became a resident chaplain in Fredrikstad . He stayed there until 1832. Then he became pastor in Fredrikshald, today Halden . In 1838 he became provost in Nedre Borgesyssel. After a year as pastor in Østre Toten he became bishop of the diocese of Nidaros (Trondheim). He held this office from 1843 to 1848.

Political career

In 1827 he was elected to the Storting as a delegate from Fredrikstad. From then on he was a member of the Storting until 1842, with the exception of one session, and from 1836 a delegate of Fredrikshald. In 1830 he became Vice President of Storting, then President of Odelsting , then President of Storting. 1839-1840 he was a member of the first union committee. On April 19, 1848, he was appointed State Councilor of the Church Ministry of Education. He held this office until 1872.

politics

Riddervold was conservative in church politics. As Bishop of Trondheim, he refused to crown Queen Joséfine in Trondheim, as this was contrary to the constitution and canon law; because she was catholic. Neither she nor Oscar I was crowned in Norway. He fought the so-called lamb movement with all means. He viewed the efforts to reform the church in the 1850s with skepticism and when the Storting passed the law on local councils in 1868, he refused to approve it.

He had a completely different attitude towards school politics. The Rural Elementary Schools Act of 1860 was the first of his reforms. It was the first step from denominational school to general public school. New subjects were introduced and the focus became on teaching in the mother tongue. Schools traveling around were also pushed back in favor of permanent schools, and permanent school buildings were built in rural communities in the course of the 1960s. In 1857, Latin style was abolished in secondary schools. In 1869 the secondary school was introduced alongside the Latin school.

He was also active in cultural life and promoted the new poetry as represented by Henrik Ibsen and Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson . He also campaigned for the introduction of the national holiday on May 17th.

He spent his last years secluded in Oslo and wrote his memoirs, which, however, only appeared after his death.

Honors

In 1859 he received the Grand Cross of the St. Olav Order and in 1869 the highest civilian award in the country, the Borgerdåds Medal in gold. In Oslo, the Riddervolds plass is named after him.

literature

Åsmund Svendsen: Hans Riddervold . In: Norsk biografisk leksikon

References and comments

The article is essentially based on the Norsk biografisk leksikon . Other information is shown separately.

↑ State Council is the name for most ministers in Norway.
↑ entrance examination for the course accepted by the university; So corresponded to the Abitur today.
^ "Resident chaplain" was a chaplain with permanent employment in contrast to travel chaplains who went from parish to parish through the country.
↑ The Provosty Nedre Borgesyssel was in the diocese of Christiania (today diocese of Oslo ) and bordered on Sweden.
↑ Hans Riddervold . In: Theodor Westrin, Ruben Gustafsson Berg (eds.): Nordisk familjebok konversationslexikon och realencyklopedi . 2nd Edition. tape 23 : Retzius – Ryssland . Nordisk familjeboks förlag, Stockholm 1916, Sp. 246 (Swedish, runeberg.org ). The committee dealt with the development of the union between Sweden and Norway.
^ "Lammersbevegelsen" was a free church movement close to the Baptists, which is named after its founder Gustav Adolf Lammers and which was widespread in Skien (The Free Apostolic Christian Congregation in Skien). Later she went into the "Norwegian Mission Association". It played an important role in the development of the Norwegian free churches in the 19th century. When Lammert resigned from the state church, Riddervold made sure that his pension was withdrawn.
^ Ridderstad, Hans . In: Christian Blangstrup (Ed.): Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon . 2nd Edition. tape 20 : Renden – Schinkel . JH Schultz Forlag, Copenhagen 1926, p. 154 (Danish, runeberg.org ).

personal data
SURNAME	Riddervold, Hans
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Norwegian pastor and politician, member of the Storting
DATE OF BIRTH	November 7, 1795
PLACE OF BIRTH	Teien at Åsgårdstrand (today Horten )
DATE OF DEATH	July 20, 1876
Place of death	Christiania

[1] State Council is the name for most ministers in Norway.

[2] trance examination for the course accepted by the university; So corresponded to the Abitur today.

[3] "Resident chaplain" was a chaplain with permanent employment in contrast to travel chaplains who went from parish to parish through the country.

[4] The Provosty Nedre Borgesyssel was in the diocese of Christiania (today diocese of Oslo ) and bordered on Sweden.

[5] Hans Riddervold . In: Theodor Westrin, Ruben Gustafsson Berg (eds.): Nordisk familjebok konversationslexikon och realencyklopedi . 2nd Edition. tape 23 : Retzius – Ryssland . Nordisk familjeboks förlag, Stockholm 1916, Sp. 246 (Swedish, runeberg.org ). The committee dealt with the development of the union between Sweden and Norway.

[6] "Lammersbevegelsen" was a free church movement close to the Baptists, which is named after its founder Gustav Adolf Lammers and which was widespread in Skien (The Free Apostolic Christian Congregation in Skien). Later she went into the "Norwegian Mission Association". It played an important role in the development of the Norwegian free churches in the 19th century. When Lammert resigned from the state church, Riddervold made sure that his pension was withdrawn.

[7] Ridderstad, Hans . In: Christian Blangstrup (Ed.): Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon . 2nd Edition. tape 20 : Renden – Schinkel . JH Schultz Forlag, Copenhagen 1926, p. 154 (Danish, runeberg.org ).