Michael Birkeland, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Michael Birkeland

Norwegian jurist and historian

Date of Birth: 16-Dec-1830

Place of Birth: Eigersund, Rogaland, Norway

Date of Death: 24-May-1896

Profession: politician, jurist, historian, archivist

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Michael Birkeland (16 December 1830 – 24 May 1896) was a Norwegian historian, civil servant and politician.
He was born at Eigersund in Rogaland, Norway.
In 1855, he was awarded his cand.
jur.
at the University of Christiania (now University of Oslo).
In 1852, he became an assistant in the National Archives of Norway (Riksarkivet).
In 1863, he took over the position of national archivist.He co-founded the Norwegian Historical Association in 1869, and edited the academic journal Historisk Tidsskrift from 1869 to 1879.
He was a member of the Storting from 1880 to 1885.
He was decorated Knight of the Order of St.
Olav in 1875.

Hans Christian Olsen (1845–1909)
Alternative names	H.C. Olsen
Description	Norwegian woodcutter
Date of birth/death	11 October 1845	12 February 1909
Location of birth/death	Østre Aker, Norway	Kristiania (Oslo), Norway
Work period	1870s-1909
Work location	Kristiania, London, Copenhagen
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