Jacob Liv Borch Sverdrup

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Jacob Liv Borch Sverdrup

Jacob Liv Borch Sverdrup (8 February 1775 – 15 May 1841) was a Norwegian educator and farmer, known for establishing the first agricultural school in Scandinavia.

Personal life

Sverdrup was born at Laugen manor in Nærøy as a son of landowner Peter Jacob Sverdrup (1728–1795) and his wife Hilleborg Margrethe Schultz (1743–1828). He was the brother of Georg Sverdrup. He was also a nephew of Jørgen Jørgensen Sverdrup.[1]

He was married twice. From August 1801 he was married to Gundelle Birgitte Jean, who died in December 1820). In March 1826 he married Nicoline Schjelderup (1789–1840). From the first marriage he had the sons

Leif Sverdrup.[3]

Career

The son of landowners, Sverdrup embarked on an academic career. After attending school in

County Governor, hired him as manager Jarlsberg manor in 1812. In addition to horticultural and agricultural improvements at Jarlsberg, Sverdrup set dairy farming. In 1815 a cheese factory was established. The name Jarlsberg was later used for Jarlsberg cheese,[1] which was first developed by Anders Larsen Bakke in the second half of the eighteenth century, and got its current design in 1956.[4]

In 1825 Sverdrup left Jarlsberg, and bought the farm Nedre Semb in Borre.[5] In the same year he established an agricultural school at this farm, which is recognized as the first of its kind in Scandinavia.[1] A blacksmith and a tool shed were raised as well. The school was not attended chiefly by sons of proprietors, rather by sons of farmers. The theoretical aspect of the education was downplayed in favor of the practical. Nonetheless, Sverdrup also monitored European academic discussions in his field, especially the writings of Albrecht Thaer. Sverdrup published several books, contributed to newspapers and edited the magazines Magazin for Landmanden from 1828 to 1832 and Den erfarne Landmand from 1837 to 1839.[1]

From 1835 to 1840 he was employed by Georg Sverdrup's brother-in-law as manager of

Norwegian College of Agriculture followed in 1854.[6] Sverdrup died in May 1841 near Larvik. A bust of Jacob Liv Borch Sverdrup was raised at the Norwegian College of Agriculture in 1925.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Gjerdåker, Brynjulf. "Jacob Sverdrup". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 13 April 2009.
  2. ^ Gjerdåker, Brynjulf. "Jonas Smitt". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 13 April 2009.
  3. Store norske leksikon
    (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 13 April 2009.
  4. Store norske leksikon
    (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 13 April 2009.
  5. ^
    Store norske leksikon
    (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 13 April 2009.
  6. Store norske leksikon
    (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 13 April 2009.

External links