Christopher Bruun
Christopher Arndt Bruun (23 September 1839 – 17 July 1920) was a Norwegian priest and educator.[1]
Biography
He was born in
He was an open Scandinavist, and in 1864 he returned to Norway from a trip in Rome to agitate for Norwegian support of the Danish cause in the Second Schleswig War. He even participated as a volunteer in the Battle of Dybbøl in April 1864, and after being demobilized from the war in August 1864, he walked back to Rome.[3]
Later, especially around 1866 and 1867, Bruun began supporting the use of the language form
Bruun's thoughts on education were chiseled out in the work Folkelige Grundtanker issued in 1878.He idealized Norwegian history, and wanted to replace
He supported the
Personal life
In 1872 Christopher Bruun married Kari Skard (1851-1924). Her parents were Ole Torsteinson Skard (1804-1886) and Mari Johannesdotter Lånke (1814-1894). She had eight siblings including brothers, Johannes Skar (1837–1914) and Matias Skard (1846–1927).[2]
Christopher and Kari Bruun were the parents of eight children. Five died of tuberculosis at a young age. Their daughter Margit Bruun (1875–1958) married
References
- ^ "Christopher Bruun". lokalhistoriewiki. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
- ^ Store norske leksikon(in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
- ^ a b c d e Aukrust, Knut. "Christopher Bruun". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
- Store norske leksikon(in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
- ^ Johannes kirke, Retrieved May 1, 2018[circular reference]
- ^ Bore, Thor Bjarne. "Klaus Sletten". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 14 March 2010.