Hans Prydz
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Hans Prydz was a Norwegian physician and politician for the Conservative Party
.
, as the son of lieutenant colonel Christen Edvard Prydz (1835–1909) and his wife Isakine Wilhelmine Caspara Abel (1840–1924). He was a great-grandson of Peter Blankenborg Prydz
and Søren Georg Abel
, both former politicians. His mother was a niece of the mathematician Niels Henrik Abel
.
He married Inger Sandberg in October 1893. They had two daughters and one son. Their oldest daughter married a Nicolai Ditlev Ammon Ræder, a relative of the politician of the same name
.
degree in 1893. He worked as the municipal physician of Herøy in 1893, had his own physician's office in Brandbu
from 1894 and was hired as municipal physician in Nittedal
in 1901. In 1918 he was promoted to district physician, and from 1935 to 1936 he was acting county physician in Akershus
. He chaired the association of county physicians in Akershus from 1908 to 1936.
He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1910 from the constituency Mellem Romerike. He was not re-elected, but instead served as a deputy representative during the terms 1922–1924 and 1925–1927. While serving as a deputy, he met in parliamentary sessions between March 1923 and July 1924 and in 1926, while full representative Anders Venger
was unable to show.
He was the mayor of Nittedal
municipality from 1913 to 1922 and 1928 to 1934. From 1928 to 1934 he was also chairman of Akershus county council
. He retired from politics in 1937 after a final term as county council member.
He died in 1957.
Conservative Party of Norway
The Conservative Party is a Norwegian political party. The current leader is Erna Solberg. The party was since the 1920s consistently the second largest party in Norway, but has been surpassed by the growth of the Progress Party in the late 1990s and 2000s...
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Personal life
He was born in Grini in BærumBærum
is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Sandvika. Bærum was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838. A suburb of Oslo, Bærum is located on the west coast of the city....
, as the son of lieutenant colonel Christen Edvard Prydz (1835–1909) and his wife Isakine Wilhelmine Caspara Abel (1840–1924). He was a great-grandson of Peter Blankenborg Prydz
Peter Blankenborg Prydz
Peter Blankenborg Prydz was a Norwegian military officer and politician.He was born in Abelsøe, Aker as the son of Anne Hedevig Brochmann and Hans Prydz , and had three brothers...
and Søren Georg Abel
Søren Georg Abel
Søren Georg Abel was a Norwegian priest and politician, also known as the father of mathematician Niels Henrik Abel.-Personal life:...
, both former politicians. His mother was a niece of the mathematician Niels Henrik Abel
Niels Henrik Abel
Niels Henrik Abel was a Norwegian mathematician who proved the impossibility of solving the quintic equation in radicals.-Early life:...
.
He married Inger Sandberg in October 1893. They had two daughters and one son. Their oldest daughter married a Nicolai Ditlev Ammon Ræder, a relative of the politician of the same name
Nicolai Ditlev Ammon Ræder
Nicolai Ditlev Ammon Ræder was a Norwegian jurist and politician.A jurist by education, he worked as a civil servant in various government ministries, and as a fut in Hallingdal....
.
Career
Hans Prydz graduated with the cand.med.Cand.med.
Candidate of Medicine , Candidata Medicinae , abbreviated Cand. Med.) is an academic degree awarded in Denmark, Iceland and Norway following a six-year medical school education....
degree in 1893. He worked as the municipal physician of Herøy in 1893, had his own physician's office in Brandbu
Brandbu
Brandbu is a village in the municipality of Gran in Oppland county, Norway.Brandbu is located in the traditional district of Hadeland. It was earlier known as "Augedalsbro" . Locals still commonly refer to the village as "Brua" . Brandbu was a parish in earlier times and later a municipality of...
from 1894 and was hired as municipal physician in Nittedal
Nittedal
Nittedal is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Romerike. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Rotnes....
in 1901. In 1918 he was promoted to district physician, and from 1935 to 1936 he was acting county physician in Akershus
Akershus
- Geography :The county is conventionally divided into the traditional districts Follo and Romerike, which fill the vast part of the county, as well as the small exclave west of Oslo that consists of Asker and Bærum...
. He chaired the association of county physicians in Akershus from 1908 to 1936.
He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1910 from the constituency Mellem Romerike. He was not re-elected, but instead served as a deputy representative during the terms 1922–1924 and 1925–1927. While serving as a deputy, he met in parliamentary sessions between March 1923 and July 1924 and in 1926, while full representative Anders Venger
Anders Venger
Anders Venger was Norwegian Minister of Agriculture in 1923 and 1923-1924, as well as head of the Ministry of Education and Church Affairs in 1923, and Minister of Labour in 1926....
was unable to show.
He was the mayor of Nittedal
Nittedal
Nittedal is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Romerike. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Rotnes....
municipality from 1913 to 1922 and 1928 to 1934. From 1928 to 1934 he was also chairman of Akershus county council
County council (Norway)
A County Council is the highest governing body of the county municipalities in Norway. The county council sets the scope of the county municipal activity. The council is led by a chairman or county mayor...
. He retired from politics in 1937 after a final term as county council member.
He died in 1957.