Ivar Christian Sommerschild Geelmuyden
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Ivar Christian Sommerschild Geelmuyden (1819–1875) was a Norwegian
politician.
He was the son of Hans Geelmuyden, and brother of Christian Torber Hegge Geelmuyden
.
He enrolled as a student in 1837 and graduated as cand.mag.
in 1837. He worked as a teacher in Christiania
before moving to Fredrikshald
in 1852. While living here he was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1857, representing the constituency of Fredrikshald.
In 1862 he was hired as a school principal in Bergen
. He was elected from his city to the Norwegian Parliament in 1865, 1868, 1871 and 1874. He served as mayor of Bergen from 1867 to 1868 and 1873 to 1875.
He died in 1875.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
politician.
He was the son of Hans Geelmuyden, and brother of Christian Torber Hegge Geelmuyden
Christian Torber Hegge Geelmuyden
Christian Torber Hegge Geelmuyden was a Norwegian navy officer and politician.He was born in Trondheim as the son of Hans Geelmuyden, and brother of Ivar Christian Sommerschild Geelmuyden. He married twice....
.
He enrolled as a student in 1837 and graduated as cand.mag.
Cand.mag.
Candidatus magisterii , Candidata magisterii , i.e. Latin Candidate of Arts, abbreviated cand.mag., is an academic degree used in Denmark, and formerly in Norway and Iceland, roughly corresponding to an American Master of Arts and officially translated as such...
in 1837. He worked as a teacher in Christiania
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
before moving to Fredrikshald
Halden
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 1852. While living here he was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1857, representing the constituency of Fredrikshald.
In 1862 he was hired as a school principal 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 , ....
. He was elected from his city to the Norwegian Parliament in 1865, 1868, 1871 and 1874. He served as mayor of Bergen from 1867 to 1868 and 1873 to 1875.
He died in 1875.