Georg Sverdrup
Norwegian politician (1770–1850) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Georg Sverdrup (born Jørgen Sverdrup; 25 April 1770 – 8 December 1850) was a Norwegian statesman, best known as one of the presidents of the Norwegian Constituent Assembly in Eidsvoll in 1814. He was a member of the Norwegian Parliament and was also responsible for the development of the first Norwegian university library.[1]
For the theologian, see Georg Sverdrup (theologian).
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Georg Sverdrup | |
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Member of the Storting | |
In office 1818–1820 | |
Constituency | Christiania |
In office 1824–1826 | |
Constituency | Christiania |
Personal details | |
Born | Jørgen Sverdrup (1770-04-25)25 April 1770 Laugen, Trøndelag, Norway, Denmark–Norway |
Died | 8 December 1850(1850-12-08) (aged 80) Oslo, Norway, Sweden–Norway |
Alma mater | University of Copenhagen |
Occupation | Philologist, educator, librarian |
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