Karl Ditlev Rygh, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Karl Ditlev Rygh

Norwegian politician

Date of Birth: 07-Jun-1839

Place of Birth: Verdal, Trøndelag, Norway

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1915

Profession: politician, archaeologist, anthropologist, philologist

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Karl Ditlev Rygh

  • Karl Ditlev Rygh (7 June 1839 – 10 March 1915) was a Norwegian archaeologist and politician for the Conservative Party. He was born in Verdal, and was the brother of Evald og Oluf Rygh.
  • He graduated as cand.philol.
  • in 1863.
  • He was hired as a teacher at Trondheim Cathedral School in 1866, and worked as headmaster there from 1887 to 1899.
  • From 1868 he was a member of the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters; he served as praeses of the organization from 1883 to 1897.
  • As an archaeologist Rygh specialized in Norway north of Dovrefjell, especially Trøndelag.
  • When his brother Oluf died, Karl Ditlev Rygh helped finish his main work, the nineteen-volume Norske Gaardnavne.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1886, 1889 and 1892, representing the constituency of Trondhjem og Levanger.
  • He had served as a deputy representative during the term 1883–1885.

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