Søren Kristian Sommerfelt Explained

Søren Kristian Sommerfelt (23 May 1851 – 13 June 1934) was a Norwegian priest.

He was born in Nesseby Municipality as a son of vicar Christian Sommerfelt (1819–1904) and Ida Fougner. He was a nephew of Karl Linné Sommerfeldt, grandson of Søren Christian Sommerfeldt, great-grandson of Christian Sommerfeldt and great-grandnephew of Ole Hannibal Sommerfeldt.[1] [2]

In 1877 he married Jørgine Marie Hiorth, a daughter of merchant Adam Hiorth and Sofie Sommerfelt.[3] She was his first cousin, and Adam Hiorth thus his uncle.

He finished his secondary education in 1869, and graduated from the Royal Frederick University with the cand.theol. in 1874.[3] [4] He worked at the school Norwegian: Kristiania Borger- og Realskole for four years.[5] He was a curate at Østre Aker Church from 1878 and Gamlebyen Church from 1880, then vicar in Gamlebyen from 1899 to 1919, succeeding Thorvald Klaveness.[3] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: Sommerfeldt. Store norske leksikon. Norwegian. 19 May 2012.
  2. Encyclopedia: Sommerfeldt (Sommerfelt) family tree. Norsk biografisk leksikon. Aschehoug. Oslo. Jansen, Einar. Einar Jansen. Jansen, Jonas. Jonas Jansen. Anker, Øyvind . Øyvind Anker . Bøe, Gunvald . Gunvald Bøe . 1st. 1962. 14. 177. Norwegian.
  3. Encyclopedia: 1930. Sommerfelt, Søren Kristian. Hvem er hvem?. Steenstrup, Bjørn. Aschehoug. Oslo. 392. Norwegian. 19 May 2012.
  4. https://runeberg.org/hvemerhvem/1912/0254.html Hvem er hvem 1912
  5. News: Dødsfall. 14 June 1934. Aftenposten Aften. 6. Norwegian.
  6. News: 75 aar. 20 May 1926. Aftenposten. 5. Norwegian.