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Andreas Landmark (14 April 1769 – 2 December 1839) was a Norwegian politician and civil servant.
Biography
[edit]Personal life
[edit]He was born in Christiania to Nils Svensson – a weaver from Värmland, Sweden – and Karen Andersdatter Killerud.[1] His brother was Nils Landmark. Contrary to some sources, he was not born with the name Landmark, but some of the children took the name as adults.[2] Landmark grew up with an uncle in Aurskog.
He married Jacobine Caroline Wind (1733–1833). They had nine children, although at least one died young. Their sons included Jens Landmark,[1] known as a military officer and politician,[3] and Andreas Landmark.[4] His wife, born in Borgund near Aalesund, was a distant relative of the brothers Peter Daniel Baade Wind Kildal and Peter Wessel Wind Kildal.
Career
[edit]Landmark worked as a bailiff (fogd) in Sunnmøre from 1804 to 1829 and was a deputy magistrate in Sunnfjord and Nordfjord. He lived on the Brandal farm in Hareid during his time in office as bailiff. In the center of Brandal, a monument in memory of Landmark was unveiled in the autumn of 1977.[5]
In 1821 he was elected to the Norwegian Parliament, representing the constituency of Romsdals Amt; he served until 1823.[6] His brother Nils Landmark served during the same period.[7]
Landmark was a member of the Sunnmøre Practical Agricultural Society.[8]
Landmark died in 1839 in Ørsta Municipality.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Andreas LANDMARK/Jacobine Caroline WIND". hagerup.com (in Norwegian). 5 October 2011. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ↑ "Fylkesleksikon: Nils L. Landmark". NRK (in Norwegian). 3 September 2002. Archived from the original on 27 April 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ↑ "Biografier 1905–1945: Jens Landmark". Norwegian Centre for Research Data (in Norwegian). 8 March 2017. Archived from the original on 8 March 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ↑ Thon, Sverre (27 January 2023), "Andreas Landmark", Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian), archived from the original on 27 April 2023, retrieved 27 April 2023
- ↑ "Landmark". Tidsskrift for Sunnmøre Historielag (in Norwegian). Sunnmøre Historielag, Sunnmøre Museum and Aalesunds Museum. 1998.
- ↑ "Biografier 1905–1945: Andreas Landmark". Norwegian Centre for Research Data (in Norwegian). 3 March 2016. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ↑ "Biografier 1905–1945: Nils Landmark". Norwegian Centre for Research Data (in Norwegian). 3 March 2016. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ↑ Amdam, Rolv, ed. (1973). Syndmøre practiske Landhuusholdningsselskab (in Norwegian). Møre og Romsdal Landbruksselskap.
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