Kristofer Nagel Janson (1841 - 1917)

Born 5 May 1841 in Bergen, Hordaland, Norge

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Died 17 Nov 1917 at age 76 in Jernløse, Vestsjælland, Danmark

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Kristofer Janson was born in Bergen, Norway. 1865: lived in Bergen, 25 years old. His father, a prominent merchant, was also the American consul. Janson graduated with a degree in theology from the University of Christiania during 1865. Although he had been trained in theology, he was not ordained into the Church of Norway. He traveled extensively in Europe and upon his return to Norway became popular as a teacher and author

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From http://www.naha.stolaf.edu/pubs/nas/volume23/vol23_6.html Kristofer Janson Beginning Ministry; by Nina Draxten (Volume 23: Page 126)

JANSON, Kristofer, clergyman, born in Bergen, Norway, 5 May, 1841. After finishing the theological course in the University of Christiania. He founded, with a friend, Kristofer Bruun, a People's high school in Gudbrandsdalen, Norway, with the view of raising the intellectual level of the peasants. While at home he was a leader of the movement (the "Maalstraev"), which has in view the replacing of the Danish language, which is the Norwegian language of literature, by the truly Norwegian language, which is still spoken among the peasants of Norway. Janson has written a large series of novels in this language, the most important of which are "Hart ok Ho" (Christiania, 1867), and" Marit Skjolte" (1869). The Norwegian storthing, in acknowledgment of Janson's merits, allowed him what is called a poet's salary, a compensation that has been given to only three others of the most eminent Norwegian authors. In 1882 Janson settled in this country as minister of a Unitarian parish in Minneapolis, Minnesota He has since then preached both in English and Norwegian, and he seeks to spread religious tolerance among his countrymen in the northwest. His experiences as a minister in the far west have been utilized in his book "Praeriens Saga," which is written in the common Danish-Norwegian language (Copenhagen, 1884). Some of his books have been translated into English, including "The Spellbound Fiddler" (Chicago, 1884); "The Children of Hell" (1885); and "Wives, Submit Yourselves unto your Husbands" (1885).

Norsk forfatter-lexikon, 1814-1880 By Jens Braage Halvorsen, Halvdan Koht[1]
Janson, Kristofer Nagel, son of the merchant and the North American Consul Hclmik J. and Constance Frederica Sophie Neumann (j 9 Feb. 1880), the daughter of Bishop N., was born in Bergen, May 5, 1841; paternal family was originally Flemish, his mother's side German.

In May 22, 1868 - married Drude Krog (born in Norderhov on Ringerike Oct. 18. 1846), ; No. 14 [of II. Bordevik];.

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• http://www.naha.stolaf.edu/pubs/nas/volume23/vol23_6.html Kristofer Janson Beginning Ministry; by Nina Draxten (Volume 23: Page 126)
• Norsk forfatter-lexikon, 1814-1880 By Jens Braage Halvorsen, Halvdan Koht[2]

Arkivverket Digitalarkivet Folketelling 1865 for 1301 Bergen kjøpstad.