Frants Philip Hopstock was a Norwegian priest.

He was born in Kongsberg

Kongsberg

is a town and municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. It is located at the southern end of the traditional region of Numedal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Kongsberg....

 as a son of forester Andreas Hopstock and his wife Maren, née Hoffmann Krogh. He took his secondary education in Bergen

Bergen

Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....

, enrolled as a student in 1764 and graduated with the cand.theol.

Cand.theol.

Candidatus theologiæ , Candidata theologiæ , abbreviated cand. theol. is an academic degree with a long tradition, awarded after a six year higher education in theology in Denmark and Norway. In Norway, the title has remained after the "Quality Reform", though it is equivalent to a Master of...

 degree in 1772. He was a vicar in Skovger

Skoger

Skoger is a village located on the border between Buskerud and Vestfold counties, Norway. Of its population of 1,082 as of 2005, 654 were registered as residents of Drammen whereas 428 live in Sande in Vestfold county, Norway....

 and Vaale

Våle

Våle is a village in Re municipality, and former municipality, in Vestfold county, Norway. Våle is a rural, agricultural area, with Kirkevoll/Brekkeåsen, Rånerudåsen, Svinevoll, Sørby and Gretteåsen as more dense housing areas. The administrative centre was Sørby.The parish of Vaale was...

 before becoming dean

Dean (religion)

A dean, in a church context, is a cleric holding certain positions of authority within a religious hierarchy. The title is used mainly in the Anglican Communion and the Roman Catholic Church.-Anglican Communion:...

 in Vaale in 1790. In 1797 he became inspector at the newly established teacher's seminary in Tønsberg

Tønsberg

is a city and municipality in Vestfold county, southern Norway, located around north-east of Sandefjord. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Tønsberg....

. From 1798 he was also vicar in Tønsberg, but the teacher's seminary was disestablished in 1802. He was vicar in Toten

Toten

Toten is a traditional district in Oppland county in the eastern part of Norway. It consists of the municipalities Østre Toten, Vestre Toten, and Gjøvik.Toten was a petty kingdom in the early Viking Ages, with Halfdan Hvitbeinn as the most notable king....

 from 1808 until his death in October 1840.

In September 1772 he married Anna Elisabeth Lorentzen (1744–1826) from Holmestrand

Holmestrand

is a city and municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Holmestrad. The city was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . The neighboring rural municipality of Botne was merged into the municipality of Holmestrand on 1 January...

. His daughter Louise Juliane Catharine Hopstock was married to later bishop Mathias Sigwardt

Mathias Sigwardt

Mathias Sigwardt was a Norwegian bishop.He was born in Borre as a son of vicar Søren Sigwardt and his first wife Ulrikke Leonore, née Weinwich. He took his primary and secondary education under his father as well as teacher in Christiania Herman Amberg. Sigwardt enrolled as a student in 1791, and...

 from 1792 until her death in November 1815. Sigwardt worked as both curate and seminary inspector under Frants Philip Hopstock. Frants Philip Hopstock was also a personal acquaintance of Crown Prince Frederick of Denmark and Norway

Frederick VI of Denmark

Frederick VI reigned as King of Denmark , and as king of Norway .-Regent of Denmark:Frederick's parents were King Christian VII and Caroline Matilda of Wales...

, who visited him at Vaale in 1798. The Crown Prince was instrumental in appointing Hopstock as vicar in Toten.