Yngvar Nielsen [SEP] date of birth
Yngvar Nielsen
Yngvar Nielsen (29 July 1843, Arendal, Aust-Agder – 2 March 1916) was a Norwegian historian, politician, geographer and pioneer of tourism in Norway.
Background.
Nielsen was born in Arendal, Aust-Agder. He was the son of Norwegian Telegraph Director, Carsten Tank Nielsen (1818–92) and Alvilde Olsen (1821–1890). Nielsen descended on both father's and mother's side from the established civil and commercial bourgeoisie. His grandfather, Jacob Nielsen, had been one of Christiania
- Axel Gudbrand Blytt, botanist (d.1898)
- Yngvar Nielsen, historian and geographer (d.1916)
- Herman Johan Foss Reimers, politician and Minister (d.1928)
- Theodor Løvstad, musician, magazine editor (d.1913).
Deaths.
- 17 March – Lars Andreas Oftedahl, priest and politician (b.1781)
- 13 June – Ole Edvard Buck, politician (b.1799)
Deaths Full date unknown.
- Mensen Ernst, road runner and ultramarathoner (b.1795)