Peter Andreas Morell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Norwegian politician
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Place of Birth: Aker, Akershus, Norway
About Peter Andreas Morell
- Peter Andreas Amundsen Morell (1 January 1868 – 30 January 1948) was a Norwegian farmer and politician.Peter Morell was born in Aker (now Akershus), Norway.
- He was the son of Ole Amundsen (1827-85) and Johanna Gustava Kjelin (1844-1918).
- Morrell took over the Nedre Grefsen farm which had been purchased by his father in 1855.
- He later took over the nearby farms Storo (1889) and Østre Grefsen (1895) .
- Morell was the mayor of Aker (1902-1907) and (1911-1916).
- He was elected to the Storting between 1903 and 1912.
- He was the Norwegian Minister of Social Affairs in the government formed by Ivar Lykke (1926 to 1928).In 1890, he married Hanna Astrup (1869-1933), daughter of Harald Astrup.
- Her brothers included the architects Henning Astrup (1864–1896) and Thorvald Astrup (1876–1940), Arctic explorer Eivind Astrup (1871–1895) and member of Parliament Sigurd Astrup (1873–1949).Peter Morell established a foundation (Hanna og Peter Andreas Morells legat) in support of higher education for residents of Grefsen.
- The neighbourhood, which was named after the Grefsen farm, was later incorporated into the district of Nordre Aker in Oslo.
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