Niels Nielsen Vogt Explained

Niels Nielsen Vogt (10 February 1798 – 6 March 1869) was a Norwegian priest and politician.

He was the son of Niels Nielsen Vogt, Sr. (1755–1809), and a brother of priest and politicians David and Jørgen Herman Vogt. He was an uncle of Volrath Vogt and Nils Vogt.[1]

He was the father of chief physician Peter Herman Vogt and engineer Jens Theodor Paludan Vogt, father-in-law of Johanne Vogt and grandfather of poet Nils Collett Vogt.[1]

He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1839, representing the constituency of Søndre Bergenhus Amt, where he worked as a vicar. He only served one term.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: 2007 . Vogt . . Kunnskapsforlaget .
  2. http://www.nsd.uib.no/polsys/index.cfm?urlname=polsys&lan=&MenuItem=N1_1&ChildItem=&State=collapse&UttakNr=33&person=13132 Nils Nilsen Vogt