Kristian Birch-Reichenwald Aars
Kristian Birch-Reichenwald Aars (25 September 1868 – 4 August 1917) was a Norwegian academic. Originally educated as a theologian, he soon switched to philosophy and psychology.
Personal life
He was born in
Between 1895 and 1910 he was married to Marna Aall (1873–1948). During that time he was a brother-in-law of Anathon Aall and Herman Harris Aall. Anathon Aall biographed him in the first volume of the first edition of the biographical dictionary Norsk biografisk leksikon.[1] In a later marriage, Marna Aall became mother-in-law of astronomer Rolf Brahde.[3]
Career
Aars
He did not only hold lectures in philosophy, but also in experimental psychology and epistemology. He saw knowledge in experimental psychology as a precondition for research in philosophy. He requested the establishment of a Department of Psychology at the Royal Frederick University,[1] but it took more than ten years before this wish materialized. The person behind the new Department was Anathon Aall, who headed it until 1937.[1]
Aars struggled with heavy asthma for much of his life. He died in August 1917 in Kristiania.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Korsvold, Håkon (2005). "Kristian Aars". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Vol. 10. Oslo: Aschehoug. Retrieved 31 March 2009.
- Store norske leksikon(in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 31 March 2009.
- ^ Engvold, Oddbjørn. "Rolf Brahde". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 23 June 2009.