Hans Jørgen Darre
| Hans Jørgen Darre | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
27 September 1803 Klæbu, Norway |
| Died |
11 March 1874 (aged 70) Miraflores, Spain |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Denomination | Christian |
| Parents |
Jacob Hersleb Darre Louise Caroline Steenbuch |
| Spouse | Ida Wilhelmine Dessen (1833–1849) |
| Occupation | Priest |
| Education | cand.theol. |
Hans Jørgen Darre (27 September 1803 – 11 March 1874) was a Norwegian clergyman and Bishop of Nidaros.
Darre was born at Klæbu in Sør-Trøndelag, Norway. He was the son of the vicar in Klæbo and constitutional founding father, Jacob Hersleb Darre. He graduated as cand.theol. in 1827 and succeeded his father as vicar in Klæbu in 1833. He was the dean in the district of Dalerne from 1843 to 1848, and in March 1849 he took over as Bishop of the Diocese of Throndhjem (Nidaros). He retired in 1860 with a 1000 speciedaler pension. In 1872 he moved to a town near the Spanish-Portuguese border, where his daughter's husband worked in a mine. Hans Jørgen Darre died in Miraflores, Spain during 1874, his body brought back to Norway in December 1883.[1][2]
In Throndhjem, he was a member of the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters. He served as praeses of the society from 1851 to 1855 and 1870 to 1872.[3] He was a Knight of the Order of St. Olav.[1]
One of his daughters, Jørgine Wilhelmine, married Lauritz Jenssen, a descendant of Matz Jenssen and Lauritz Dorenfeldt Jenssen. Through her, Hans Jørgen Darre was the grandfather of politicians Hans Jørgen Darre-Jenssen and Worm Hirsch Darre-Jenssen.[2]
References
- 1 2 Thaulow, Christian. "Personalhistorie for Trondhjems by og omegn i et tidsrum af circa 1 1/2 aarhundrede" (PDF). Trondheim public library.
- 1 2 Store norske leksikon. "Hans Jørgen Darre – utdypning (NBL-artikkel)" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2011-08-01.
- ↑ Bratberg, Terje (1996). "Vitenskapsselskapet". In Arntzen, Jon Gunnar. Trondheim byleksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. pp. 599–600. ISBN 978-82-573-0642-7.
| Religious titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Hans Riddervold |
Bishop of Nidaros 1849–1860 |
Succeeded by Andreas Grimelund |
| Academic offices | ||
| Preceded by Frederik Moltke Bugge |
Praeses of the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters 1851–1855 |
Succeeded by Christian Petersen |
| Preceded by Andreas Grimelund |
Praeses of the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters 1870–1872 |
Succeeded by Andreas Grimelund |
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