1812 in Norway explained

Events in the year 1812 in Norway.

Incumbents

• Monarch

Frederick VI .^[1]

Events

• 6 July – In the Battle of Lyngør, the Danish-Norwegian frigate was sunk by the British ships and .^[2]

Arts and literature

• Grøndahl & Søn Forlag publishing house, was established.

Births

• 6 January – Knud Knudsen, linguist (d.1895).^[3]
• 15 January – Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, writer and scholar (d.1885).^[4]
• 26 January – Andreas Grimelund, bishop (d.1896)
• 1 March – Iver Steen Thomle, jurist (d.1889)
• 28 November – Ludvig Mathias Lindeman, composer and organist (d.1887)
• 11 December – Jørgen Tandberg Ebbesen, politician (d.1887)

Full date unknown

• Hans Jensen Blom, politician (d.1875)
• Nils Elias Børresen, politician
• Christian Hansen Vennemoe, politician
• Torbjørg Utne, hotelier (died 1903).^[5]

Deaths

• 26 October – Hans Peter Holm, naval officer (b. 1772).^[6]

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: Frederik 6. . Jon Gunnar . Arntzen . Magnus A. . Mardal . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 14 December 2023.
2. Encyclopedia: Lyngør . Store norske leksikon. Erik . Bolstad . no. 13 February 2019.
3. Encyclopedia: Knud Knudsen - 1 . Norsk biografisk leksikon. Finn-Erik . Vinje . Finn-Erik Vinje . Knut Helle. Helle. Knut . Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . no . 13 February 2019.
4. Encyclopedia: Peter Christen Asbjørnsen . Norsk biografisk leksikon. Reimund . Kvideland . Knut Helle. Helle. Knut . Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . no . 13 February 2019.
5. Encyclopedia: Torbjørg Utne . Per Roger . Lauritzen . . Erik . Bolstad . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 11 February 2024.
6. Encyclopedia: Hans Peter Holm . Norsk biografisk leksikon. Steinar . Sandvold . Knut Helle. Helle. Knut . Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . no . 13 February 2019.