Ole Tidemand
Right Reverend Doctor Ole Tidemand | |
|---|---|
| Bishop | |
| Church | Diocese of Christianssand |
| Appointed | 1755 |
| In office | 1755–1778 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 October 1710 |
| Died | 9 January 1778 (aged 67) Christianssand, Norway |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Denomination | Christian |
| Occupation | Priest |
| Education | Dr.Theol. (1760) |
Ole Tidemand (31 October 1710–9 January 1778) was a Norwegian
Denmark-Norway. Most notably, the Dowager Queen Juliana Maria was a supporter of his. Tidemand was a student and colleague of Bishop Erik Pontoppidan and a leader in the pietist movement in Norway.[1][2]
Personal life
Ole Tidemand was born on 31 October 1710 in Christiania, Norway. He was the son of a merchant Iver Tidemand and his wife Elisabeth Olufsdatter. In 1732, he hastily married the young 13-year-old daughter of the priest with which he worked and soon after she gave birth to his first child. Her name was Charlotta Eleonora Calundan and together they had 10 children.[1][2]
Education and career
Tidemand graduated from the Fødebys School in 1728. In 1731, he graduated with theology diploma. During his studies, he worked with the parish priest Christian Callundan in
References
- ^ a b c Asbjørnsen, Per (2003). "Biskop Ole Tidemand 1710-78" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Universitetet i Oslo. Retrieved 2017-05-16.
- ^ Dansk biografisk Lexikon(in Danish). Vol. XVII. Kjøbenhavn: Gyldendalske boghandels forlag. Retrieved 2017-05-16.
