Yngvar Nielsen
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Yngvar Nielsen in 1898
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| Born |
July 29, 1843 Arendal, Aust-Agder |
| Died | 2 March 1898 (aged 54) |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Occupation | Historian, politician, geographer |
Yngvar Nielsen (29 July 1843, Arendal, Aust-Agder – 2 March 1916) was a Norwegian historian, politician, geographer and pioneer of tourism in Norway.
Nielsen was born in Arendal, Aust-Agder. He was the son of Norwegian Telegraph Director, Carsten Tank Nielsen (1818–92) and Alvilde Olsen (1821–1890). Nielsen descended on both father's and mother's side from the established civil and commercial bourgeoisie. His grandfather, Jacob Nielsen, had been one of Christiania's largest lumber dealers and director of the National Bank.
Nielsen studied philology and took a linguistic-historical degree in 1865. After three years as a teacher at Nissens Latin School (interrupted by several rounds of archival studies in Sweden and Denmark), he was employed in the National Archival Services of Norway (Arkivverket) from 1869 to 1978 and at the same time served as librarian at the Deichman Library. He was appointed manager of the University's Ethnographic Museum in 1877, and the following year he became research fellow in history and geography. In 1880, he completed his philosophical doctorate thesis on the council Riksrådet.
Nielsen was an important advisor in Norway to King Oscar II of Sweden and Norway. He had close connections to the Royal Family, and was the tutor of the Swedish princes Oscar and Eugen during their stay at the University of Christiania in the 1880s.
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