Gerhard Munthe (cartographer)
Gerhard Munthe (4 January 1795,
cartographer.[1]
Biography
He was born to Major Hartvig Kaas Munthe (1766–1830) and his wife, Bolette Christine, née Pavels (1774–1861), the daughter of a minister. He began attending the war school in
topographical map of Scandinavia. In 1825, he became Captain of the Bergen Infantry Brigade, but had to resign his commission in 1830, due to problems with his eyesight.[2]
From 1816 to 1841, he was also an instructor at the
University of Christiania. During this time, he wrote geographical notes for a translation of the Heimskringla by Jacob Aall.[2] The visual problems that caused him to resign from the service continued to bother him so, from 1841 until his death, he made his living as a farmer at the family home in Sogn. Many artists were regular visitors there, including his nephew, also named Gerhard Munthe
.
He is probably best remembered for the trips he made with the artist,
Hans Ditlev Franciscus von Linstow.[3]
He was married four times; to Thora Hansen (1810–1842), then to her sister, Ragnhild Susanne Hansen (1812–1853), followed by Catharine Pauline Suhrland (1823–1869) and Dora Kiønig (1837–1927). In addition to his nephew Gerhard, several other nephews and nieces were famous; notably the engineer, Hartvig Andreas Munthe, the writer, Margrethe Munthe, and the historian, Carl Oscar Munthe.
References
- ^ "Gerhard Munthe", Norsk biografisk leksikon, Aage Engesæter (Ed.)
- ^ ISBN 82-993321-0-9 Online
- ISBN 978-82-8154-028-6 Online
External links
- Biography in Salmonsens konversationsleksikon @ Projekt Runeberg
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