Herman Amberg (educator)
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Herman Amberg was a Danish-Norwegian educator.
He was born in Elsinore
as a son of goldsmith Lars Amberg, a Norwegian immigrant to Denmark. He was a brother of lexicographer Hans Christian Amberg
. Herman Amberg was hired at Christiania Cathedral School in 1782, and became headmaster in 1799. From 1806 to 1825 he was the headmaster of Christianssand Cathedral School. Amberg often wrote in Latin, and helped with Jacob Baden's Danish-Latin dictionary as well as with his brother's Danish-German dictionary.
He was married to Marthe Bonsach from 1798 to her death in October 1835. They had no children. Herman Amberg died in December 1837.
He was born in Elsinore
Elsinore
Helsingør is a city and the municipal seat of Helsingør municipality on the northeast coast of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. Helsingør has a population of 46,279 including the southern suburbs of Snekkersten and Espergærde...
as a son of goldsmith Lars Amberg, a Norwegian immigrant to Denmark. He was a brother of lexicographer Hans Christian Amberg
Hans Christian Amberg (lexicographer)
Hans Christian Amberg, sometimes H. C. Amberg was a Danish lexicographer.He was born in Elsinore as a son of goldsmith Lars Amberg, a Norwegian immigrant to Denmark. He was a brother of educator Herman Amberg. He is known for his three-volume dictionary in German-Danish and Danish-German...
. Herman Amberg was hired at Christiania Cathedral School in 1782, and became headmaster in 1799. From 1806 to 1825 he was the headmaster of Christianssand Cathedral School. Amberg often wrote in Latin, and helped with Jacob Baden's Danish-Latin dictionary as well as with his brother's Danish-German dictionary.
He was married to Marthe Bonsach from 1798 to her death in October 1835. They had no children. Herman Amberg died in December 1837.