Sven Adolf Svensen | |
Birth Date: | 29 January 1863 |
Birth Place: | Brunlanes, Norway |
Occupation: | Schoolteacher Politician |
Relatives: | Johannes Skaar (father-in-law) |
Sven Adolf Svensen (29 January 1863 - 21 May 1943) was a Norwegian schoolteacher and politician.
He was born in Brunlanes to Søren Henrik Svensen and Oleane Nilsdatter. He was married to Anna Elisabet Skaar, and was thus son-in-law of bishop Johannes Skaar.[1] He worked as schoolteacher in Gjerpen and Christiania, and school inspector in Trondheim and Drammen.[2] He was elected representative to the Storting for five periods from 1922 to 1936, for the Conservative Party.[3] His publications include Bibelhistorie for Middelskolen og for folkeskolen,[3] Lærebok i grammatik, analyse og tegnsætning (1901),[1] Trondhjem, byen og dens historie (1907), Katekisme-undervisning (1922) and Drammens tekn. aftenskole i 50 år (1936).[3] He was decorated Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav in 1934.[1]