Andreas Hølaas
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Andreas Olsen Hølaas was a Norwegian civil servant, auditor and politician for the Liberal Party.
He was born in Leksvik
as a son of farmers. He finished
secondary education as a private candidate in 1862, and took the cand.jur. degree in 1866. He worked as a clerk in the Norwegian Ministry of the Navy and Postal Affairs until he was hired in the Norwegian Ministry of Auditing in 1875. From 1881 to 1888 he was one of the Auditors-General. He was selected by the Parliament of Norway, where he had contacts, among others to Johan Sverdrup
, because of his involvement since 1879 in the Liberal Party. He was also involved in Kristiania Arbeidersamfund, and edited their publications Samfundet and Demokraten. He was also a Landsmål
/Nynorsk
proponent. From 1888 to 1907 he was the Vogt
in Setesdalen.
Hølaas was married to Jocumine Oline Jonasdatter Støre (1833–1881) from September 1968 to her death. From April 1887 he was married to Anna Christine Bakke (1845–1920). He was the paternal great-grandfather of Odd Hølaas
. He died in July 1907 in Evje
.
He was born in Leksvik
Leksvik
Leksvik is a village and a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Leksvik. Other villages in Leksvik include Vanvikan, Seter, and Dalbygda. Norwegian County Road 755 is the main road that connects the whole municipality from...
as a son of farmers. He finished
Examen artium
Examen artium was the name of the academic certification conferred in Denmark and Norway, qualifying the student for admission to university studies. Examen artium was originally introduced as the entrance exam of the University of Copenhagen in 1630...
secondary education as a private candidate in 1862, and took the cand.jur. degree in 1866. He worked as a clerk in the Norwegian Ministry of the Navy and Postal Affairs until he was hired in the Norwegian Ministry of Auditing in 1875. From 1881 to 1888 he was one of the Auditors-General. He was selected by the Parliament of Norway, where he had contacts, among others to Johan Sverdrup
Johan Sverdrup
Johan Sverdrup was a Norwegian politician from the Liberal Party. He was the first Prime Minister of Norway after the introduction of parliamentarism. Sverdrup was Prime Minister from 1884 to 1889.- Early years :...
, because of his involvement since 1879 in the Liberal Party. He was also involved in Kristiania Arbeidersamfund, and edited their publications Samfundet and Demokraten. He was also a Landsmål
Landsmål
Landsmål, meaning "language of the land/country", was the name Ivar Aasen gave the Norwegian orthography he created in the 19th century. In 1885 it was adopted as an official language in Norway alongside Danish. In 1929, Landsmål was renamed Nynorsk...
/Nynorsk
Nynorsk
Nynorsk or New Norwegian is one of two official written standards for the Norwegian language, the other being Bokmål. The standard language was created by Ivar Aasen during the mid-19th century, to provide a Norwegian alternative to the Danish language which was commonly written in Norway at the...
proponent. From 1888 to 1907 he was the Vogt
Vogt
A Vogt ; plural Vögte; Dutch voogd; Danish foged; ; ultimately from Latin [ad]vocatus) in the Holy Roman Empire was the German title of a reeve or advocate, an overlord exerting guardianship or military protection as well as secular justice...
in Setesdalen.
Hølaas was married to Jocumine Oline Jonasdatter Støre (1833–1881) from September 1968 to her death. From April 1887 he was married to Anna Christine Bakke (1845–1920). He was the paternal great-grandfather of Odd Hølaas
Odd Hølaas
Oddleiv Sigurd Bang Hølaas was a Norwegian journalist and writer. He won the Riksmål Society Literature Prize in 1964....
. He died in July 1907 in Evje
Evje
Evje is a village and former municipality in Aust-Agder county, Norway. The village of Evje is the administrative center of the current municipality of Evje og Hornnes in the Setesdal valley region...
.