Paul Steenstrup Koht

Paul Steenstrup Koht (1844 – 1892) was a Norwegian educator and politician for the Liberal Party.

He was elected to the Parliament of Norway from the constituency Skien in 1889 and 1892. He was a headmaster in that city.[1]

Together with Betty Giæver (1845–1936) he had the son Halvdan Koht, a notable historian and politician. Halvdan Koht married Karen Grude Koht, a daughter of Martin Adolf Grude. They had the children Paul Gruda Koht and Åse Gruda Skard.[2] Åse Gruda Skard married Sigmund Skard, and was the mother of Halvdan Skard, Målfrid Grude Flekkøy and Torild Skard.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Paul Steestrup [sic] Koht" (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=11662. Retrieved 4 February 2010. 
  2. ^ Svendsen, Åsmund. "Halvdan Koht". In Helle, Knut (in Norwegian). Norsk biografisk leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Halvdan_Koht/utdypning. Retrieved 4 February 2010. 
  3. ^ Befring, Edvard. "Åse Gruda Skard". In Helle, Knut (in Norwegian). Norsk biografisk leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/%C3%85se_Gruda_Skard/utdypning. Retrieved 4 February 2010.