Honoratus Bonnevie was a Norwegian physician.

He was born in Odense

Odense

The city of Odense is the third largest city in Denmark.Odense City has a population of 167,615 and is the main city of the island of Funen...

 as the son of Honoré Bonnevie and his wife Boel Corneliusdatter. His mother hailed from Svelvik

Svelvik

is a town and municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Svelvik.The town of Svelvik was separated from the rural municipality of Strømm to become a municipality of its own in 1845. The two municipalities were merged back together on 1...

, whereas his father hailed from Antibes

Antibes

Antibes is a resort town in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.It lies on the Mediterranean in the Côte d'Azur, located between Cannes and Nice. The town of Juan-les-Pins is within the commune of Antibes...

, France

France

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. He had migrated to Norway from France around 1700, but then moved to Denmark. Honoratus Bonnevie was educated as a pharmacist

Pharmacist

Pharmacists are allied health professionals who practice in pharmacy, the field of health sciences focusing on safe and effective medication use...

 in Odense, then he studied medicine at the University of Copenhagen

University of Copenhagen

The University of Copenhagen is the oldest and largest university and research institution in Denmark. Founded in 1479, it has more than 37,000 students, the majority of whom are female , and more than 7,000 employees. The university has several campuses located in and around Copenhagen, with the...

, graduating in 1749. He came to Norway in 1754, and worked in Raabygdelaget

Setesdal

Setesdal is a valley and a traditional district in Aust-Agder County in southern Norway. It consists of the municipalities of Bykle, Valle, Bygland, Iveland, and Evje og Hornnes....

, Stavanger

Stavanger

Stavanger is a city and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.Stavanger municipality has a population of 126,469. There are 197,852 people living in the Stavanger conurbation, making Stavanger the fourth largest city, but the third largest urban area, in Norway...

, Egersund

Egersund

The town of Egersund was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 . It was merged with the surrounding municipality of Eigersund January 1, 1965....

 and Mandal. His son Andreas

Andreas Bonnevie

Andreas Bonnevie was a Norwegian priest and politician.He was born in Mandal as the son of physician Honoratus Bonnevie and his second wife Kathrine Tørrisdatter...

 was born here in 1782.

Honoratus Bonnevie was married twice. He retired as a physician in 1800, and lived in Mandal until the city fire of 1810, where he lost his house and belongings. He lived with his son Tørris Bonnevie near Horten until his death in 1811. Through Tørris he was a grandfather of navy captain Carl Siegfried Bonnevie

Carl Siegfried Bonnevie

Carl Siegfried Bonnevie was a Norwegian naval officer.He was born on Falkensten farm near Horten as the son of Tørris Bonnevie and Sophie Amalie Schlegel. He was a grandson of Honoratus Bonnevie, and his great-grandfather had migrated to Norway from Antibes, France around 1700...

. He was also a grandfather of politician Honoratus Bonnevie

Honoratus Bonnevie (politician)

Honoratus Bonnevie was a Norwegian politician.He was the son of district stipendiary magistrate Niels Cornelius Bonnevie...

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