Jacob Aaland

Jacob Aaland (April 27, 1865 – October 18, 1950) was a Norwegian teacher, local historian, and government scholar.[1][2][3]

Jacob Aaland
Born(1865-04-27)April 27, 1865
Randabygda, Norway
DiedOctober 18, 1950(1950-10-18) (aged 85)
Gloppen, Norway
OccupationHistorian

Aaland was a crofter's son. He attended Apalset County School in Gloppen in the winter of 1881–1882, and then graduated from Stord Normal School in 1884. After that he taught for 48 years, first in Eastern Norway, and then from 1892 to 1932 in Bergen.

While in Bergen, he had several breaks from teaching work for other assignments. He wrote a large number of local history books,[4][5][6] and from 1917 to 1919 he was the editor of the newspaper Fjordenes Blad in Nordfjordeid.[7] Aaland was a founding member of the Nordfjord Historical Society (Norwegian: Nordfjord historielag) in 1907. He was appointed a government scholar in 1911 and he received the King's Medal of Merit in gold.[6][8]

Jacob Aaland died at his home in Sandane at age 86[8] and is buried in Fredly cemetery there. A bust of Aaland was erected at Rand School in 1976 in his memory. Another bust is located at the Nordfjord Folk Museum in Sandane.

References
  1. Kleppa, Hermund. "Minnestein over bygdesogegranskaren Jacob Aaland". Kulturhistorisk leksikon. Fylkesarkivet i Vestland. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  2. Kinnell, Susan K. (1989). People in World History: A–M. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO. p. 1.
  3. Hageberg, Otto (2003). Svidd sjel: ein biografi om Ragnvald Skrede. Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget. p. 37.
  4. Bull, Edvard (1920). Norsk historisk forskning 1869–1919. Kristiania: Grøndahl. p. 288.
  5. "Til Jakob Aaland". Firda (23). May 15, 1919. p. 4. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
  6. Lamberg, Nils (November 29, 1935). "Eit nytt bygdehistorisk bokverk av Jacob Aaland". Sogns Avis (88). p. 1. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
  7. "Ny bladstyrar i Fjordabladet". Bondebladet. August 28, 1919. p. 3. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
  8. "Jacob Aaland død". Firda folkblad (81). October 23, 1950. p. 1. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
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