Karl Ditlev Rygh

Karl Ditlev Rygh (7 June 1839 – 1915) was a Norwegian archaeologist and politician for the Conservative Party.

He was born in Verdal, and was the brother of Evald og Oluf Rygh. He graduated as cand.philol. in 1863.[1] He was hired as a teacher at Trondheim Cathedral School in 1866, and worked as headmaster there from 1887 to 1899. From 1868 he was a member of the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters;[2] he served as praeses of the organization from 1883 to 1897.[3] As an archaeologist Rygh specialized in Norway north of Dovrefjell, especially Trøndelag. When his brother Oluf died, Karl Ditlev Rygh helped finish his main work, the nineteen-volume Norske Gaardnavne.[1]

He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1886, 1889 and 1892, representing the constituency of Trondhjem og Levanger. He had served as a deputy representative during the term 1883–1885.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Rygh, Karl Ditlev". Store norske leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget. 2007. http://www.snl.no/article.html?id=740851. 
  2. ^ Petersen, Gitte Høy. "Kampen for et moderne museum" (in Norwegian). Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters. http://www.dknvsjubileum2010.no/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=49&Itemid=117. Retrieved 17 December 2008. 
  3. ^ Bratberg, Terje (1996). "Vitenskapsselskapet". In Arntzen, Jon Gunnar. Trondheim byleksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. p. 599–600. ISBN 82-573-0642-8. 
  4. ^ "Karl Ditlev Rygh" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD). http://www.nsd.uib.no/polsys/index.cfm?urlname=polsys&lan=&MenuItem=N1_1&ChildItem=&State=collapse&UttakNr=33&person=12493. Retrieved 17 December 2008. 
Academic offices
Preceded by
Bernhard Ludvig Essendrop		 Praeses of the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters
1883–1897		 Succeeded by
Johannes Sejersted