Søren Georg Abel was born on 3 January 1772 in Mo, Telemark as the son of Hans Mathias Abel (1738–1803) and Elisabeth Knuth Normann (1737–1817).[1]
In 25 March 1800, he married Anne Marie Simonsen.[2] Their second oldest son was Niels Henrik Abel (1802-1829),[1] the world-famous mathematician. Søren Georg Abel was also a great-grandfather of the politician Hans Prydz (1868–1957).[3]
CareerEdit
Søren Georg Abel enrolled as a student of Lutheran theology in 1788 and graduated as cand.theol. in 1792. In 1794 he was hired as chaplain under his father, who was vicar in Gierestad og Wegaardsheien parish. As Abel maintained ties with Peder Hansen, bishop of Agder, Hansen suggested that Abel be appointed vicar in Bygland in 1798. This never materialized, but Abel was appointed vicar in Findøe the next year. Regarding this position as a stepping stone, in 1801 Abel unsuccessfully applied for the vicarships in Sigdal, Holle and Aas.[4] He remained in Findøe, and Niels Henrik Abel was born there in 1802.[1]
In 1803 his father, the vicar, died. Abel applied for the vacant vicarship in Gierestad. Following a testimonial from Bishop Hansen and County Governor Koren, he was appointed. He later applied for ten other vicarships, but was not appointed and remained in Gierestad.[4] In 1806 he published Religions-spørgsmaal med Svar, indrettede efter de unges Fatte-evne, a well-known explanation of Luther's Small Catechism.[5]
In 1814 he was elected to the first session of the Norwegian Parliament, representing the rural constituency Nedenæs Amt (today named Aust-Agder). He was not re-elected in 1815, but returned in 1818 to serve a final term.[6]
^Catechism explanations in Norway 2008-01-20 at the Wayback Machine — Norsk Lærerakademi
^Søren Georg Abel – Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD)
October 20, 2023
søren, georg, abel, january, 1772, 1820, norwegian, priest, politician, also, known, father, mathematician, niels, henrik, abel, silhouette, portrait, abelpersonal, life, edit, born, january, 1772, telemark, hans, mathias, abel, 1738, 1803, elisabeth, knuth, n. Soren Georg Abel 3 January 1772 5 May 1820 was a Norwegian priest and politician also known as the father of mathematician Niels Henrik Abel A Silhouette portrait of AbelPersonal life EditSoren Georg Abel was born on 3 January 1772 in Mo Telemark as the son of Hans Mathias Abel 1738 1803 and Elisabeth Knuth Normann 1737 1817 1 In 25 March 1800 he married Anne Marie Simonsen 2 Their second oldest son was Niels Henrik Abel 1802 1829 1 the world famous mathematician Soren Georg Abel was also a great grandfather of the politician Hans Prydz 1868 1957 3 Career EditSoren Georg Abel enrolled as a student of Lutheran theology in 1788 and graduated as cand theol in 1792 In 1794 he was hired as chaplain under his father who was vicar in Gierestad og Wegaardsheien parish As Abel maintained ties with Peder Hansen bishop of Agder Hansen suggested that Abel be appointed vicar in Bygland in 1798 This never materialized but Abel was appointed vicar in Findoe the next year Regarding this position as a stepping stone in 1801 Abel unsuccessfully applied for the vicarships in Sigdal Holle and Aas 4 He remained in Findoe and Niels Henrik Abel was born there in 1802 1 In 1803 his father the vicar died Abel applied for the vacant vicarship in Gierestad Following a testimonial from Bishop Hansen and County Governor Koren he was appointed He later applied for ten other vicarships but was not appointed and remained in Gierestad 4 In 1806 he published Religions sporgsmaal med Svar indrettede efter de unges Fatte evne a well known explanation of Luther s Small Catechism 5 In 1814 he was elected to the first session of the Norwegian Parliament representing the rural constituency Nedenaes Amt today named Aust Agder He was not re elected in 1815 but returned in 1818 to serve a final term 6 He died on 5 May 1820 4 References Edit a b c Genealogy vestraat net Soren Georg Abel b 03 Jan 1772 Mo prestegard Telemark d 04 May 1820 Erik Berntsens slektssider vestraat net Retrieved 2017 09 15 Hans Prydz Norwegian Social Science Data Services NSD a b c Soren Georg Abel at Norwegian Priest History Catechism explanations in Norway Archived 2008 01 20 at the Wayback Machine Norsk Laererakademi Soren Georg Abel Norwegian Social Science Data Services NSD Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Soren Georg Abel amp oldid 1061292961, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
