Olaus Arvesen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Olaus Arvesen

Norwegian politician

Date of Birth: 26-Sep-1830

Place of Birth: Onsøy, Eastern Norway, Norway

Date of Death: 01-Jul-1917

Profession: lawyer, politician, contributing editor

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Olaus Arvesen (26 September 1830 – 1 July 1917) was a Norwegian educator and politician for the Liberal Party. He was born in Onsøy.
He graduated as cand.theol.
in 1862, and was influenced by the pastor and educator N.
F.
S.
Grundtvig.
While Grundtvig is often called "the father of the folk high school", Arvesen established Norway's first folk high school at Sagatun in 1864, together with Herman Anker.Arvesen was also editor-in-chief of the newspapers Hamar Stiftstidende (from 1866) and Oplandenes Avis (from 1872).
He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1892, representing the constituency Hedemarkens Amt.
He was a deputy representative during the term 1985–1897.
In 1900, he was elected for a second term, representing the constituency of Sarpsborg where he lived while working as a Supreme Court barrister.He died in 1917.
He was the father of violinist Arve Arvesen.