Knut Dybsjord Explained

Knut Henriksen Dybsjord (24 April 1809 – 4 July 1866) was a Norwegian politician, Haugean lay minister and temperance movement activist.^[1]

Dybsjord was born at Hol in Buskerud, Norway. During the 1830s, Dybsjord traveled in Buskerud, Valdres and in West Norway preaching in the Haugean tradition . He was elected mayor of Ål and Hol in Hallingdal in 1850. In 1854 he chaired the first missionary association in Hol, and in 1860 he chaired the local temperance league . He died during 1866 and was buried at Hol Church at Hagafoss in Buskerud.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

See also

• 1919 Norwegian prohibition referendum

Notes and References

1. Book: Pryser, Tore . Norsk historie 1800–1870 . Norwegian History 1800–1870 . 1985 . Det Norske Samlaget . 82-521-2388-0 . Oslo . no . Tore Pryser . 314.
2. Web site: avholdsbevegelsen. Store medisinske leksikon. Geir Sverre Braut . June 15, 2016.
3. http://www.kirkesok.no/kirker/Hol-kyrkje-Hagafoss (Hol kyrkje) (Den Norske Kirke)
4. Web site: haugianere. Store norske leksikon . Hallgeir Elstad. June 15, 2016.