Marcus Jacob Monrad, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Marcus Jacob Monrad

Norwegian professor and theologian

Date of Birth: 19-Jan-1816

Place of Birth: Nøtterøy, Vestfold, Norway

Date of Death: 30-Dec-1897

Profession: professor, theologian, philosopher

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Marcus Jacob Monrad (19 January 1816 – 30 December 1897) was a Norwegian philosopher, a university professor for more than 40 years. He was born in Nøtterøy to parish priest Peder Monrad and Severine Elisabeth Ambroe, and grew up in Mo in Telemark.
He graduated as cand.theol.
in 1840, and was appointed professor at the Royal Frederick University in 1851.
Around 1850 he published three textbooks for the examen philosophicum, which were used for these courses during the rest of the 19th century.
Monrad took part in contemporary debates and had significant influence, but was also controversial.
He is portrayed in Arne Garborg's 1883 novel Bondestudentar and in Alexander Kielland's 1888 comedy Professoren.



Alternative names	H. P. Hansen (Xylographer)
Description	Danish-Swedish xylographer and graphic artist
Date of birth/death	20 December 1829	18 November 1899
Location of birth/death	Copenhagen, Denmark	Frederiksberg, Denmark
Work period	from the 1850s on
Work location	1854 - 64: Dresden, then Leipzig (Germany); otherwise: Copenhagen, Denmark
Authority control	: Q1796212 VIAF: 20859832 ISNI: 0000 0000 7736 054X ULAN: 500043064 Open Library: OL135592A GND: 132944596