Ludvig Kristensen Daa
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Ludvig Kristensen Daa was a Norwegian historian, ethnologist, auditor, editor of magazines and newspapers, educator and politician.
He was born as Ludvig Christensen Daae in Saltdal
to vicar Christen Daae (1776–1854) and Elisabeth Marie Friis (1785–1865). The family moved to Jølster
in 1817. At the age of thirteen, Daa started at the Bergen Cathedral School and took the examen artium
later as a private candidate. After a period as a private teacher in Christian Krohg
's family in 1828 he enrolled at the Royal Frederick University
. Here he was a leader in the Norwegian Students' Society, and sided with Henrik Wergeland
in the dispute with Johan Sebastian Welhaven
. The group of which Daae was a part celebrated the Norwegian Constitution Day
in 1829, a notable event. In 1830 he Norwegianized his name from Daae to Daa. He graduated with the cand.philol. degree in 1834, was hired as a substitute docent
for Steenbloch in 1836 and 1837, due to Steenbloch's illness and subsequent death. In 1837 Daa could have been appointed as the new professor, but Welhaven associate Peter Andreas Munch
was chosen. In 1840 Anton Martin Schweigaard got another post that Daa wanted, as professor of economics and statistics.
Daa held multiple jobs; he worked as a state auditor
from 1839 to 1851, parliamentary archivist from 1841, columnist in Morgenbladet
from 1839 to 1847 and Christiania-Posten
from 1848 to 1851, and publisher of the magazine Granskeren from 1840 to 1843. In 1840–1841 he ran afoul with Henrik Wergeland, who wrote the farces Engelsk Salt and Vinægers Fjeldeventyr (both 1841) about Daa. Daa replied with anonymous attacks in Granskeren, whereas Wergeland was convicted of libel. In 1842 Wergeland released the poem Fordums-Venner about Daa. Also, Daa lost his wife Julie C. A. Henriksen in August 1842; they had only been married since November 1840. Daa and Wergeland later reconciled.
Daa was elected to the Parliament of Norway from the constituency Akershus Amt
in 1842 and 1845. He became an important oppositional politician, and among others helped repel the ban on conventicle
s in 1842. He was also a proponent of ministerial responsibility, the access of ministers to Parliament and the access of Jews to Norway. In his second term he became President of the Odelsting. However, he ran afoul with the socially conservative farmer representatives. He was re-elected in 1848 from the constituency Søndre Bergenhus Amt
, but he was later found to be non-eligible for election from that constituency. While waiting for the next election, he issued the periodical Den norske Tilskuer, and also worked at Christiania Cathedral School. From 1853 to 1856 he was the editor of Christiania-Posten, and in 1853 he was elected to Parliament for the last time, from Christiania
. He was not re-elected again, despite trying in every election until 1873.
The rector of Christiania Cathedral School wanted to have Daa removed, and in 1862 he was appointed as lecturer at the University. He was promoted to professor in 1866, and had been the director of the Ethnographic Museum since 1863. As a professor, in 1868 he managed to denounce Peter Andreas Munch and Rudolf Keyser
's theory on immigration to Norway
. He was a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
, the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters
and the Royal Society of Sciences and Letters in Gothenburg
, and received the honorary degree
at Lund University
in 1868. He was decorated with the Order of St. Olav in 1866. His works soon became passé, though, as Ernst Sars
became the dominating historian in Norway, to quite a degree for political reasons.
Daae was married for the second time, in August 1848 to Pernille Kobroe Daae (1821–1911). He was also a first cousin of priest and politician Claus Nils Holtzrod Daae, and a first cousin once removed of jurist and politician Ludvig Daae, historian and politician Ludvig Ludvigsen Daae
, customs inspector Iver Munthe Daae and Suzannah Daae Ibsen
. He died in June 1877 in Kristiania.
He was born as Ludvig Christensen Daae in Saltdal
Saltdal
-Transportation:European route E6 passes through the entire length of Saltdal, with the Nordlandsbanen railway running alongside it. A road running east through the Junkerdalen valley leads to Sweden. The nearest main airport is in Bodø, a nearly two hour drive from Rognan.- Economy :Saltdal has a...
to vicar Christen Daae (1776–1854) and Elisabeth Marie Friis (1785–1865). The family moved to Jølster
Jølster
Jølster is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sunnfjord. The administrative centre is the village of Skei...
in 1817. At the age of thirteen, Daa started at the Bergen Cathedral School and took the examen artium
Examen artium
Examen artium was the name of the academic certification conferred in Denmark and Norway, qualifying the student for admission to university studies. Examen artium was originally introduced as the entrance exam of the University of Copenhagen in 1630...
later as a private candidate. After a period as a private teacher in Christian Krohg
Christian Krohg (government minister)
Christian Krohg was a Norwegian councillor of state without ministry in 1814, member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm 1815–1816, Minister of the Interior and Minister of Finance in 1816, Minister of Education and Church Affairs 1816–1817 as well as head of Ministry of the Police in...
's family in 1828 he enrolled at the Royal Frederick University
University of Oslo
The University of Oslo , formerly The Royal Frederick University , is the oldest and largest university in Norway, situated in the Norwegian capital of Oslo. The university was founded in 1811 and was modelled after the recently established University of Berlin...
. Here he was a leader in the Norwegian Students' Society, and sided with Henrik Wergeland
Henrik Wergeland
Henrik Arnold Thaulow Wergeland was a Norwegian writer, most celebrated for his poetry but also a prolific playwright, polemicist, historian, and linguist...
in the dispute with Johan Sebastian Welhaven
Johan Sebastian Welhaven
Johan Sebastian Cammermeyer Welhaven was a Norwegian author, poet, critic and art theorist.-Background:...
. The group of which Daae was a part celebrated the Norwegian Constitution Day
Norwegian Constitution Day
Norwegian Constitution Day is the National Day of Norway and is an official national holiday observed on May 17 each year. Among Norwegians, the day is referred to simply as syttende mai or syttande mai , Nasjonaldagen or Grunnlovsdagen , although the latter is less frequent.- Historical...
in 1829, a notable event. In 1830 he Norwegianized his name from Daae to Daa. He graduated with the cand.philol. degree in 1834, was hired as a substitute docent
Docent
Docent is a title at some European universities to denote a specific academic appointment within a set structure of academic ranks below professor . Docent is also used at some universities generically for a person who has the right to teach...
for Steenbloch in 1836 and 1837, due to Steenbloch's illness and subsequent death. In 1837 Daa could have been appointed as the new professor, but Welhaven associate Peter Andreas Munch
Peter Andreas Munch
Peter Andreas Munch , usually known as P. A. Munch, was a Norwegian historian, known for his work on the medieval history of Norway. Munch’s scholarship included Norwegian archaeology, geography, ethnography, linguistics, and jurisprudence...
was chosen. In 1840 Anton Martin Schweigaard got another post that Daa wanted, as professor of economics and statistics.
Daa held multiple jobs; he worked as a state auditor
Office of the Auditor General of Norway
The Office of the Auditor General of Norway is the state auditor of the Government of Norway and directly subordinate of the Parliament of Norway. It is responsible for auditing, monitoring and advising all state economic activities, including financial audits, performance audits and corporate...
from 1839 to 1851, parliamentary archivist from 1841, columnist in Morgenbladet
Morgenbladet
Morgenbladet is a Norwegian weekly newspaper. It was founded in 1819 by the book printer Niels Wulfsberg, and was the country's first daily newspaper. For a long time, it was also the country's biggest newspaper. It was closed down by the German Wehrmacht during World War II...
from 1839 to 1847 and Christiania-Posten
Christiania-Posten
Christiania-Posten was a short-lived newspaper in Oslo, Norway.It was established on 17 May 1848 by Carl Arntzen and Ludvig Vibe, who both edited it until 1853. Ludvig Kristensen Daa then took over, and the newspaper's allegiance subsequently changed from conservative to liberal...
from 1848 to 1851, and publisher of the magazine Granskeren from 1840 to 1843. In 1840–1841 he ran afoul with Henrik Wergeland, who wrote the farces Engelsk Salt and Vinægers Fjeldeventyr (both 1841) about Daa. Daa replied with anonymous attacks in Granskeren, whereas Wergeland was convicted of libel. In 1842 Wergeland released the poem Fordums-Venner about Daa. Also, Daa lost his wife Julie C. A. Henriksen in August 1842; they had only been married since November 1840. Daa and Wergeland later reconciled.
Daa was elected to the Parliament of Norway from the constituency Akershus Amt
Akershus
- Geography :The county is conventionally divided into the traditional districts Follo and Romerike, which fill the vast part of the county, as well as the small exclave west of Oslo that consists of Asker and Bærum...
in 1842 and 1845. He became an important oppositional politician, and among others helped repel the ban on conventicle
Conventicle
A conventicle is a small, unofficial and unofficiated meeting of laypeople, to discuss religious issues in a non-threatening, intimate manner. Philipp Jakob Spener called for such associations in his Pia Desideria, and they were the foundation of the German Evangelical Lutheran Pietist movement...
s in 1842. He was also a proponent of ministerial responsibility, the access of ministers to Parliament and the access of Jews to Norway. In his second term he became President of the Odelsting. However, he ran afoul with the socially conservative farmer representatives. He was re-elected in 1848 from the constituency Søndre Bergenhus Amt
Hordaland
is a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark and Rogaland. Hordaland is the third largest county after Akershus and Oslo by population. The county administration is located in Bergen...
, but he was later found to be non-eligible for election from that constituency. While waiting for the next election, he issued the periodical Den norske Tilskuer, and also worked at Christiania Cathedral School. From 1853 to 1856 he was the editor of Christiania-Posten, and in 1853 he was elected to Parliament for the last time, from 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...
. He was not re-elected again, despite trying in every election until 1873.
The rector of Christiania Cathedral School wanted to have Daa removed, and in 1862 he was appointed as lecturer at the University. He was promoted to professor in 1866, and had been the director of the Ethnographic Museum since 1863. As a professor, in 1868 he managed to denounce Peter Andreas Munch and Rudolf Keyser
Rudolf Keyser
Rudolf Keyser was a Norwegian historian, archaeologist and educator.Jakob Rudolf Keyser was born in Christiania, now Oslo, Norway. Following studies in Iceland, Rudolf Keyser was appointed as a docent at the Royal Frederick University in Christiania in 1828. He became a professor in 1831 and...
's theory on immigration to Norway
Theory on immigration to Norway
The theory on immigration to Norway refers to a theory on the origin of the Norwegian people. The theory is mainly associated with Rudolf Keyser, and developed by Peter Andreas Munch.-Theory:...
. He was a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters is a learned society based in Oslo, Norway.-History:The University of Oslo was established in 1811. The idea of a learned society in Christiania surfaced for the first time in 1841. The city of Throndhjem had no university, but had a learned...
, the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters
Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters
The Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters is a learned society based in Trondheim, Norway.-History:DKNVS was founded in 1760 by bishop of Nidaros Johan Ernst Gunnerus, headmaster at the Trondheim Cathedral School Gerhard Schøning and Councillor of State Peter Frederik Suhm under the name...
and the Royal Society of Sciences and Letters in Gothenburg
Royal Society of Sciences and Letters in Gothenburg
The Royal Society of Sciences and Letters in Gothenburg or Kungl. Vetenskaps- och Vitterhetssamhället i Göteborg is one of the Royal Academies in Sweden. It was founded in the 1760s in Gothenburg, and given Royal Charter in 1778 by Gustav III of Sweden....
, and received the honorary degree
Honorary degree
An honorary degree or a degree honoris causa is an academic degree for which a university has waived the usual requirements, such as matriculation, residence, study, and the passing of examinations...
at Lund University
Lund University
Lund University , located in the city of Lund in the province of Scania, Sweden, is one of northern Europe's most prestigious universities and one of Scandinavia's largest institutions for education and research, frequently ranked among the world's top 100 universities...
in 1868. He was decorated with the Order of St. Olav in 1866. His works soon became passé, though, as Ernst Sars
Ernst Sars
Johan Ernst Welhaven Sars was a Norwegian historian, publicist and editor. His main work was Udsigt over den norske Historie, four volumes issued from 1873 to 1891. He co-edited the magazines Nyt norsk Tidskrift from 1877 to 1878, and Nyt Tidsskrift from 1882 to 1887...
became the dominating historian in Norway, to quite a degree for political reasons.
Daae was married for the second time, in August 1848 to Pernille Kobroe Daae (1821–1911). He was also a first cousin of priest and politician Claus Nils Holtzrod Daae, and a first cousin once removed of jurist and politician Ludvig Daae, historian and politician Ludvig Ludvigsen Daae
Ludvig Ludvigsen Daae
Ludvig Ludvigsen Daae was a Norwegian historian. He was born in Aremark.Daae was assigned as a professor at the University of Kristiania for more than thirty years, from 1876 to 1910. He published a large number of scientific works, and was also a frequent contributor to newspapers. In 1899 he...
, customs inspector Iver Munthe Daae and Suzannah Daae Ibsen
Suzannah Ibsen
Suzannah Ibsen was the wife of playwright and poet Henrik Ibsen.-Biography:Suzannah Daae Thoresen was born in Herøy, Møre og Romsdal, Norway. Her parents were Hans Conrad Thoresen and his second wife, Sara Margrethe Daae...
. He died in June 1877 in Kristiania.