Theodor Haagaas

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Theodor Christian Petersen Haagaas in 1911

Theodor Christian Petersen Haagaas (born June 15, 1873 in Tistedalen ( Frederikshald ), † December 25, 1961 in Oslo ) ( pronunciation : [ 'hɔɡɔs ]) was a Norwegian mathematician, educator and founder and owner of the private high school Haagaas School in Frogner in Oslo, which existed from 1915 to 1955.

Act

In his youth he was considered one of the pioneers of skiing in Norway. He studied philosophy and natural sciences at the Royal Friedrichs University in Christiania and was from 1897 to 1902 Unterintendant (lieutenant) in the Royal Norwegian Navy .

He was from 1900 to 1918 and again from 1920 to 1944 senior teacher ( lektor ) or director of studies ( inspektør ) at the Frogner School and was also a co-owner of the Frogner School and the Nissen Girls' School 1913-1918. In 1917 he was appointed by the King in the Council of State as senior teacher at the Drammen High School. He was one of the two original authors of the mathematical textbook Haffner og Haagaas , which was published 1925–1979. On his death, the Aftenposten newspaper named him one of the most famous Norwegian educators of his lifetime.

Private life

He was the father of four daughters, u. a. the resistance fighter Henriette Bie Lorentzen . He was the uncle of the publisher Henrik Groth .

Honors

literature

  • Mosse Jørgensen: Haagaas Artium Course . In: Skoler jeg møtte . Pedagogisk psykologisk forlag, 1997, pp. 42–51, urn : nbn: no-nb_digibok_2009012004154 .
  • Leif B. Lillegaard: Tigerstaden , 1983

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Norske skiløpere: skihistorisk oppslagsverk, Østlandet Sør , p 280, Skiforlaget, 1956
  2. ^ Lector Theodor Haagaas, Oslo, er død . In: Aftenposten , December 27, 1961
  3. ^ Theodor Christian Haagaas . In: Studentene fra 1891; Biografiske opplysninger samlet i anledning av 50-års jubileet 1941 . Oslo 1948, p. 47, urn : nbn: no-nb_digibok_2014051408047
  4. ^ Aftenposten , June 27, 1949
  5. ↑ Lector Theodor Haagaas, he tells Kongens Fortjenstmedalje i gull . The royal court of Norway
personal data
SURNAME Haagaas, Theodor
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Haagaas, Theodor Christian Petersen (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Norwegian mathematician, educator and founder and owner of the Haagaas private high school
DATE OF BIRTH June 15, 1873
PLACE OF BIRTH Tistedalen ( Frederikshald )
DATE OF DEATH December 25, 1961
Place of death Oslo