Agnar Johannes Barth
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Agnar Johannes Barth was a Norwegian forester
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He was born in Lillehammer
as the son of Jacob Bøckmann Barth
. Described as his "country's leading authority on forestry for many years", he was a professor at the Norwegian College of Agriculture from 1921, and served as rector
there from 1928 to 1933.
His brother Carl Wilhelm Bøckmann Barth
was a painter.
Forester
250px|thumb|right|Foresters of [[Southern University of Chile|UACh]] in the [[Valdivian forest]]s of San Pablo de Tregua, ChileA forester is a person who practices forestry, the science, art, and profession of managing forests. Foresters engage in a broad range of activities including timber...
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He was born in Lillehammer
Lillehammer
is a town and municipality in Oppland county, Norway, globally known for hosting the 1994 Winter Olympics. It is part of the traditional region of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillehammer. As of May 2011, the population of the town of Lillehammer was...
as the son of Jacob Bøckmann Barth
Jacob Bøckmann Barth
Jacob Bøckmann Barth was a Norwegian forester.He was born in Drangedal. Graduating as cand.jur. in 1846, he received a government grant in 1852 for education in forestry. He travelled around the country between 1855 to 1860, providing the grounds to establish a national forestry authority. This...
. Described as his "country's leading authority on forestry for many years", he was a professor at the Norwegian College of Agriculture from 1921, and served as rector
Rector
The word rector has a number of different meanings; it is widely used to refer to an academic, religious or political administrator...
there from 1928 to 1933.
His brother Carl Wilhelm Bøckmann Barth
Carl Wilhelm Bøckmann Barth
Carl Wilhelm Bøckmann Barth was a Norwegian painter.He was born in Christiania. He studied painting under Hans Gude from 1881 to 1883, and having worked as a naval officer until then, he specialized in marine art...
was a painter.