Hans Tambs Lyche
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Hans Tambs Lyche was a Norwegian engineer, unitarian
minister, journalist and magazine editor.
, in Østfold
county, Norway. His parents were Wilhelm Julius Lyche (1823–1905) and Adelaide Thomine Tambs (1838–1867). From 1876-80, Lyche took engineering training at Kristiania Technical College (Kristiania tekniske Skole).
He emigrated to the United States in 1880. He initially found work on a railroad in Iowa
. He lived first in Chicago
, where he became influenced by liberal theology. In 1881, he entered Meadville Theological School, a Unitarian
seminary which at that time was located in Meadville, Pennsylvania
.
minister in Wisconsin
and Massachusetts
. He held church services in English and lectured on Norwegian literature. While he lived in the United States, he also published articles in the Norwegian publication, Dagbladet
, Nyt Tidsskrift
and other Norwegian journals, as well as in certain American magazines. He argued for women's rights, universal suffrage, library services and electric railways. He believed more leisure time, greater social and technical progress would provide more time and desire for reading and education.
He moved back to Norway in 1892, where he founded the magazine Kringsjaa
, an international journal. He was a co-founder of the unitarian magazine Frie Ord in 1894, and edited the magazine for two years. He edited the magazine Norderhov, and from 1897 he was also subeditor of the newspaper Dagbladet. He edited Kringsjaa until his untimely death in 1898. After his death, two of his books were published with a foreword by the editor of Nyt Tidssrift, Christen Collin
(1857–1926).
to Mary Rebecca Godden (March 25, 1856– September 13, 1938). Hans Tambs Lyche died of tuberculosis at only 38 years old. He was the father of noted professor and mathematician, Ralph Tambs-Lyche
, and through him the grandfather of Guri Tambs-Lyche
.
Unitarianism
Unitarianism is a Christian theological movement, named for its understanding of God as one person, in direct contrast to Trinitarianism which defines God as three persons coexisting consubstantially as one in being....
minister, journalist and magazine editor.
Background
Hans Tambs Lyche was born in FredrikshaldHalden
is a both a town and a municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The seat of the municipality, Halden is a border town located at the Tista river delta on the Iddefjord, the southernmost border crossing between Norway and Sweden.-History:...
, in Østfold
Østfold
is a county in southeastern Norway, bordering Akershus and southwestern Sweden , while Buskerud and Vestfold is on the other side of the bay. The seat of the county administration is Sarpsborg, and Fredrikstad is the largest city.Many manufacturing facilities are situated here. Moss and...
county, Norway. His parents were Wilhelm Julius Lyche (1823–1905) and Adelaide Thomine Tambs (1838–1867). From 1876-80, Lyche took engineering training at Kristiania Technical College (Kristiania tekniske Skole).
He emigrated to the United States in 1880. He initially found work on a railroad in Iowa
Iowa
Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...
. He lived first in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, where he became influenced by liberal theology. In 1881, he entered Meadville Theological School, a Unitarian
Unitarian Universalism
Unitarian Universalism is a religion characterized by support for a "free and responsible search for truth and meaning". Unitarian Universalists do not share a creed; rather, they are unified by their shared search for spiritual growth and by the understanding that an individual's theology is a...
seminary which at that time was located in Meadville, Pennsylvania
Meadville, Pennsylvania
Meadville is a city in and the county seat of Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The city is generally considered part of the Pittsburgh Tri-State and is within 40 miles of Erie, Pennsylvania. It was the first permanent settlement in northwest Pennsylvania...
.
Career
He served as a UnitarianUnitarianism
Unitarianism is a Christian theological movement, named for its understanding of God as one person, in direct contrast to Trinitarianism which defines God as three persons coexisting consubstantially as one in being....
minister in Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
and Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
. He held church services in English and lectured on Norwegian literature. While he lived in the United States, he also published articles in the Norwegian publication, Dagbladet
Dagbladet
Dagbladet is Norway's second largest tabloid newspaper, and the third largest newspaper overall with a circulation of 105,255 copies in 2009, 18,128 papers less than in 2008. The editor in chief is Lars Helle....
, Nyt Tidsskrift
Nyt Tidsskrift
Nyt Tidsskrift is a former Norwegian literary, cultural and political magazine issued from 1882 to 1887, and with a second series from 1892 to 1895. The magazine had contributions from severeal of the leading intellectuals of the time, including later Nobel Literature Prize laureate Bjørnstjerne...
and other Norwegian journals, as well as in certain American magazines. He argued for women's rights, universal suffrage, library services and electric railways. He believed more leisure time, greater social and technical progress would provide more time and desire for reading and education.
He moved back to Norway in 1892, where he founded the magazine Kringsjaa
Kringsjaa
Kringsjaa was a periodical which was published weekly from 1893–1910. It was published by Olaf Norlis forlag in Kristiania. The paper was around 80–100 pages, and was based on subscription...
, an international journal. He was a co-founder of the unitarian magazine Frie Ord in 1894, and edited the magazine for two years. He edited the magazine Norderhov, and from 1897 he was also subeditor of the newspaper Dagbladet. He edited Kringsjaa until his untimely death in 1898. After his death, two of his books were published with a foreword by the editor of Nyt Tidssrift, Christen Collin
Christen Collin
Christen Christian Dreyer Collin was a Norwegian literary historian.He was born in Trondhjem as a son of Georg Fredrik Collin and Marie Fredrikke Dreyer . When his father died at the age of ten, Christen Collin was raised by his maternal grandfather in Tromsøe. He took the cand.philol...
(1857–1926).
Personal life
Lyche was married in 1885 in Janesville, WisconsinJanesville, Wisconsin
Janesville is a city in southern Wisconsin, United States. It is the county seat of Rock County and the principal municipality of the Janesville, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 62,998.-History:...
to Mary Rebecca Godden (March 25, 1856– September 13, 1938). Hans Tambs Lyche died of tuberculosis at only 38 years old. He was the father of noted professor and mathematician, Ralph Tambs-Lyche
Ralph Tambs-Lyche
Ralph Tambs-Lyche was a Norwegian mathematician.He was born in Macon, Georgia as a son of Norwegian father Hans Tambs Lyche and American mother Mary Rebecca Godden . He moved to Norway at the age of two...
, and through him the grandfather of Guri Tambs-Lyche
Guri Tambs-Lyche
Guri Tambs-Lyche was a Norwegian activist for international solidarity and women's rights.She was born in Trondheim as a daughter of Ralph Tambs-Lyche and Elsa Rasmussen. Her father was a mathematician and Mot Dag affiliate, and from an early age Guri Tambs-Lyche was influenced by her father's...
.
Selected works
- Ny-Idealismen (1896)
- Mirakler, kultur og religion (1902)
- Lysstreif over livsproblemer (1903)