Jens Aars, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Jens Aars

Priest, politician

Date of Birth: 01-Oct-1780

Date of Death: 27-Mar-1834

Profession: priest, politician

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Jens Aars

  • Jens Aars (1 October 1779 – 27 March 1834) was a Norwegian priest and Member of Parliament.Jens Aars was born in Christiania (now Oslo, Norway).
  • He was the son of district stipendiary magistrate Jacob Aars (1736–1807), who had migrated to Norway from Aars, Denmark in 1757.
  • He was a student at Christiania Latin School and earning his theological degree with honors in 1801.
  • In 1804 he became assistant pastorat Rødøy Church, in 1806 substitute priest in Enebakk in Akershus and in 1817 vicar to Hadsel in Nordland.
  • He was transferred to Lier in Buskerud in August 1821.Aars was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1821, representing the constituency of Nordlands Amt.
  • He was a member of the Parliamentary deputation to Stockholm in 1823.
  • In 1832 he became a member of the Swedish Order of Vasa cleric (Vasaordenen).
  • In 1803, he was married to Nicoline Elisabeth Mielsen (1783-1874).
  • Their children included priest and politician Nils Fredrik Julius Aars.
  • They were also the grandparents of writer Sophus Christian Munk Aars as well as banker and politician Jens Ludvig Andersen Aars.
  • Also, through his brother, Jens Aars was an uncle of educator Jacob Jonathan Aars and granduncle of philosopher Kristian Birch-Reichenwald Aars and architect Harald Aars.
  • He was also a maternal great-grandfather of Harald Gram.

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