Bernhard Ludvig Essendrop
Bernhard Ludvig Essendrop (21 December 1812 – 13 March 1891) was a Norwegian priest and politician.
Early life
He was born in Christiania, and was the brother of Carl Peter Parelius Essendrop.[1] He was a vicar in Søndre Throndhjems Amt by occupation.
Political career
He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1862, 1865, 1871 and 1874, representing his county.[2] He served as President of the Lagting during the third term, and President of the Storting from 1874.[1][3] He was originally among the prominent liberals, a group which also included Johan Sverdrup, Johannes Steen and Ole Richter, but later became more moderate/conservative.[1] After he became dean in the diocese of Trondhjem, he was elected from the constituency of Trondhjem og Levanger in 1877 and 1880.[2]
Later life
Essendrop also served as praeses of the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters from 1874 to 1883.[4] He died in March 1891.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Bernhard Ludvig Essendrop". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
- 1 2 3 "Bernhard Ludvig Essendrop" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD). Retrieved 10 June 2009.
- ↑ Presidents of the Storting
- ↑ Bratberg, Terje (1996). "Vitenskapsselskapet". In Arntzen, Jon Gunnar. Trondheim byleksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. pp. 599–600. ISBN 82-573-0642-8.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by P. Daniel B. W. Kildal Johan Sverdrup |
President of the Storting 1874–1882 (with others) |
Succeeded by Johannes Steen |
| Academic offices | ||
| Preceded by Andreas Grimelund |
Praeses of the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters 1874–1883 |
Succeeded by Karl Ditlev Rygh |