1837 in Norway explained

Events in the year 1837 in Norway.

Incumbents

• Monarch

Charles III John.^[1]

Events

• 14 January – Formannskapsdistrikt was created in a bill approved by the Parliament of Norway and signed into law by King Carl Johan.

Arts and literature

• Strömberg Theatre re-opened under the name Christiania Theatre.

Births

• 8 February – Elise Aubert, novelist, short-story writer, and non-fiction writer (d. 1909).^[2]
• 18 February – Johannes Bergh, barrister (d. 1906).^[3]
• 16 March – Hassa Horn Sr., civil servant (d. 1921)
• 25 March – Lauritz Jenssen, businessperson and politician (d.1899)
• 19 April – Fredrik Meltzer Wallem, journalist and writer (d. 1922)
• 20 April – Georg Ossian Sars, marine biologist (d.1927)
• 11 May – Lorentz Severin Skougaard, singer (d. 1885)
• 14 July – Hermann Hansen Aarsrud, politician (d. 1927).^[4]
• 27 July – Ole Vollan, educator, editor and politician (d.1907)
• 18 August – Marcus Pløen Ingstad, jurist and educator (d. 1918)
• 5 September – Vincent Stoltenberg Lerche, painter (d. 1892).^[5]
• 16 September – Rasmus Theisen, civil servant and politician (d. 1908)
• 26 September – Hjalmar Heiberg, physician and a professor (d. 1897).^[6]
• 8 October – Otto Winter-Hjelm, musician, conductor, writer, composer and music critic (d. 1931)
• 15 October – Carl Herman Halvorsen, jurist and politician (d. 1918)
• 18 November – Johannes Skar, educator and folklorist (d. 1914).^[7]
• 18 December – Paul Andreas Jetmundsen Aklestad, politician (d.1924)
• 20 December – Georg August Thilesen, politician and Minister (d. 1917).^[8]

Full date unknown

• Ole Herman Johannes Krag, gun designer (d.1916)
• Hans Mustad, businessperson (d.1918)
• Carl Ingwart Theodor Rynning, government official and politician (d. 1892)

Deaths

• 8 February – Jens Johan Vangensten, politician (b.1766)
• 26 February – Jørgen Young, merchant and politician (b. 1781).^[9]
• 11 March – Peder von Cappelen, merchant and politician (b. 1763).^[10]
• 15 March – Eilert Waldemar Preben Ramm, military officer and politician (b. 1769).^{[11] [12]}
• 27 April – Lorentz Johannsen, merchant and member of the Storting (b. 1769)
• 5 October – Ole Knudsen Tvedten, farmer and district sheriff (b. 1757/8)
• 14 December – Andreas Arntzen, politician (b.1777)

Full date unknown

• Christian Adolph Diriks, politician and minister (b.1775)

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: Karl Johan . Magnus A. . Mardal . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 18 December 2023.
2. Encyclopedia: Elise Aubert . Store norske leksikon. Erik . Bolstad . Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . Norwegian . 6 November 2019.
3. Book: Amundsen, O. Delphin . Den kongelige norske Sankt Olavs Orden . Otto Delphin Amundsen. 103 . Norwegian . Grøndahl . Oslo . 1947.
4. Web site: Hermann Hansen Aarsrud . nsd.no . Norwegian . 6 November 2019 .
5. Encyclopedia: Vincent Lerche . Norsk biografisk leksikon. Øyvind Storm . Bjerke . Helle, Knut . Knut Helle . Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . Norwegian . 6 November 2019 .
6. Encyclopedia: Hjalmar Heiberg . Store norske leksikon. Erik . Bolstad . Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . Norwegian . 6 November 2019.
7. Encyclopedia: Johannes Skar . Store norske leksikon. Erik . Bolstad . Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . Norwegian . 6 November 2019.
8. Web site: Georg August Thilesen . nsd.no . Norwegian . 6 November 2019 .
9. Web site: Jørgen Young . nsd.no . Norwegian . 6 November 2019 .
10. Encyclopedia: Peder von Cappelen . Store norske leksikon. Erik . Bolstad . Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . Norwegian . 6 November 2019.
11. Encyclopedia: Eilert Waldemar Preben Ramm . Store norske leksikon. Magnus A. . Mardal . Erik . Bolstad . Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . Norwegian . 6 November 2019.
12. Web site: Ramm, Eilert Valdemar Preben (Eidsvollsmann) . eidsvollsmenn.no . Norwegian . 6 November 2019 .