Yngvar Nielsen
Yngvar Nielsen (born July 29, 1843 in Arendal , † March 2, 1916 in Christiania ) was a Norwegian historian, ethnographer , geographer and politician.
Nielsen worked from 1869 to 1878 at the Reichsarchiv and the Deichmansken Bibliothek in Christiania. In 1877 he became curator of the University's Ethnographic Museum and remained in this responsibility until his death. In 1880 he was promoted to Dr. phil. doctorate and in 1890 appointed to a professorship for geography and ethnography at the University of Oslo . In 1903 the professorship was transformed into a professorship for ethography, which Nielsen held until his death.
Nielsen wrote travel books about Norway and Scandinavia, some of which also appeared in German (for example: Norway: a practical handbook for travelers . Hamburg 1875). But his main interest was history. He belonged to the circle around the Historisk Tidsskrift and together with Michael Birkeland , Torkel Halvorsen Aschehoug and Ludvig Ludvigsen Daae emphasized the positive sides of the Danish-Norwegian Union . From 1903 to 1912 he was chairman of the Norske Historiske Forening and editor of the magazine. As a representative of Scandinavianism , he campaigned for a consolidation of the union with Sweden and was an advisor to the Swedish-Norwegian King Oscar II.
In the constitutional struggle of the 1880s, Nielsen stood up for the Høyre , on whose party executive he sat until 1898 and for which he repeatedly ran unsuccessfully for the storting .
Nielsen was from 1875 a member of the Norwegian Academy of Sciences and from 1897 the Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskab . He was also a member of the Royal Society of Sciences in Uppsala . In 1894 he was accepted as a knight 1st class in the Order of St. Olav and in 1911 became commander. He was also the recipient of various foreign orders, including the Swedish North Star Order . The Nielsen Glacier in Antarctica bears his name.
Works (selection)
- 1910: En Christianiensers Erindringer
- 1912: Under Oscar IIs Regjering
- 1913: Fra Johan Sverdrups Dage
- 1915: Because Unionen bristled with scourge
Web links
- Literature by and about Yngvar Nielsen in the catalog of the German National Library
- Article in Norsk biografisk leksikon (Norwegian)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nielsen, Yngvar |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian historian, geographer and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 29, 1843 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Arendal |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 2, 1916 |
| Place of death | Christiania |