Personal life

He was born in 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...

 to Jens Zetlitz Kielland

Jens Zetlitz Kielland

Jens Zetlitz Kielland was a Norwegian consul and artist. He is known as the father of novelist Alexander Kielland.He was born in Stavanger to Jacob Kielland and Axeliane Christine , née Zetlitz. His grandfather was Gabriel Schanche Kielland, his uncle Jonas Schanche Kielland. He had four brothers...

 (1816-1881) and his wife Christine (1820–1862), née Lange. His grandfather was also named Jacob, so was an uncle

Jacob Kielland (officer)

Jacob Kielland was a Norwegian naval officer and politician.-Personal life:He was born in Stavanger to Jacob Kielland and Axeliane Christine , née Zetlitz. His grandfather was Gabriel Schanche Kielland, his uncle Jonas Schanche Kielland. He had four brothers and five sisters, most of them older...

. Through his uncle, Jacob was the cousin of diplomat Axel Christian Zetlitz Kielland

Axel Christian Zetlitz Kielland

Axel Christian Zetlitz Kielland was a Norwegian civil servant and diplomat.-Personal life:He was born in Stavanger to Jacob Kielland and Thora Margrethe , née Bendz. His grandfather was Jacob Kielland, his uncle Jens Zetlitz Kielland and his cousins Kitty Lange and Alexander Kielland...

, mayor Jonas Schancke Kielland and others. He had four brothers and three sisters, all of them younger than him, although two died young. His oldest sister Kitty

Kitty Lange Kielland

-Early life and training:Kielland was born to an affluent family in Stavanger, the older sister of Alexander Kielland. Kielland's mutual interactions with her brother would be important to shaping her as an artist. Although she received some training in drawing and painting, it was not until she...

 became a painter, his oldest brother Alexander

Alexander Kielland

Alexander Lange Kielland was one of the most famous Norwegian realistic writers of the 19th century. He is one of the so-called "The Four Greats" in Norwegian literature, along with Henrik Ibsen, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson and Jonas Lie.-Background:Born in Stavanger, Norway, he grew up in a rich...

 became a highly successful novelist and his youngest living brother Tycho

Tycho Kielland

Tycho Kielland was a Norwegian jurist and journalist.He was born in Stavanger to Jens Zetlitz Kielland and his wife Christine , née Lange. His grandfather was Jacob Kielland, and an uncle was also named Jacob Kielland...

 became the owner of the Norwegian News Agency

Norwegian News Agency

The Norwegian News Agency is a Norwegian press agency and wire service that serves many of the largest Norwegian media outlets. It also cooperates closely with the photo agency Scanpix, in which it has a 50% ownership share.NTB was founded in 1867...

. His sister Dagmar married Olaf Skavlan

Olaf Skavlan

Olaf Skavlan was a Norwegian literary historian and playwright.-Personal life:He was born as Ole Skavlan in Stranda as a son of vicar and politician Aage Schavland and his wife Gerhardine Pauline Bergh...

.

In October 1865 he married Diderikke Jørgine Monrad (1842-1918), daughter of priest Knut Olaus Monrad and Gunhild Kirstine Schlytter. They had five sons and five daughters, of these children one died young. Their oldest son Jens Zetlitz Monrad Kielland became a notable architect and professor. Jens Zetlitz Monrad Kielland had two children; Jacob Christie Kielland

Jacob Christie Kielland

-Personal life:He was born in Bergen to architect Jens Zetlitz Monrad Kielland and his wife Anna Magdalena Cathrine , née Christie. His grandfather was priest and politician Jacob Kielland, and through him, Jacob Christie Kielland was the grandnephew of painter Kitty Lange Kielland and novelist...

 an architect and Else Christie Kielland became a painter.

Career

Jacob Kielland enrolled in theology studies in 1859, and graduated as cand.theol.

Cand.theol.

Candidatus theologiæ , Candidata theologiæ , abbreviated cand. theol. is an academic degree with a long tradition, awarded after a six year higher education in theology in Denmark and Norway. In Norway, the title has remained after the "Quality Reform", though it is equivalent to a Master of...

 in 1865. He worked as a teacher in his native Stavanger; in 1873 he was school inspector in addition to sexton

Sexton

Sexton may refer to:*Sexton , a self-propelled artillery vehicle of World War II*Sexton , a church or synagogue officer charged with the maintenance of the church buildings and/or the surrounding graveyard; and ringing of the church bells...

. In 1876 he was appointed vicar

Vicar

In the broadest sense, a vicar is a representative, deputy or substitute; anyone acting "in the person of" or agent for a superior . In this sense, the title is comparable to lieutenant...

 in Lunde

Lund, Norway

Lund is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Moi. The parish of Lunde was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838...

 and Hæskestad

Heskestad

Heskestad is a village and parish located in Lund municipalityin Rogaland county, Norway.Heskestad was part of Helleland clerical district until 1820 when it became part of Lund clerical district. Heskestad parish was created as Heskestad formannskapsdistrikt in 1837. On 1 January 1965 the majority...

 in Dalane

Dalane

Dalane is a traditional district in the south-western part of Norway, consisting of the municipalities Lund, Sokndal, Eigersund and Bjerkreim. Dalane is one of the 15 districts in Western Norway....

, and in 1884 he moved to Haugesund

Haugesund

is a town and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.-Location:Haugesund was separated from Torvastad as a town and municipality of its own in 1855. The rural municipality of Skåre was merged with Haugesund on January 1, 1958. Haugesund is a small municipality, only 73 km²...

 to become vicar there.

In Haugesund he entered local politics. He was elected to the executive committee of Haugesund city council in 1885. He became mayor in 1888 and deputy mayor in 1889. The same year he was appointed dean

Dean (religion)

A dean, in a church context, is a cleric holding certain positions of authority within a religious hierarchy. The title is used mainly in the Anglican Communion and the Roman Catholic Church.-Anglican Communion:...

 in Karmsund

Karmsund

Karmsund is a strait dividing Karmøy and Haugesund municipalities in western Norway. The Karmsund Bridge linking Karmøy to the mainland was completed in 1955....

 deanery. He was still based in Haugesund, and tried to run for Parliament in 1894 without succeeding. He was politically conservative.

In 1897 he was appointed vicar in Stange

Stange

is a municipality in Hedmark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Hedmarken. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Stangebyen.-Name:...

. He retired in 1911, and died in 1915 in Lillehammer

Lillehammer

is a town and municipality in Oppland county, Norway, globally known for hosting the 1994 Winter Olympics. It is part of the traditional region of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillehammer. As of May 2011, the population of the town of Lillehammer was...

. He had been issued the Order of St. Olav.