Severin Eskeland (1880-1964)

Severin Eskeland (31 March 1880 – 18 July 1964) was a Norwegian educator, biographer and elected official.

Severin Eskeland
Born(1880-03-31)31 March 1880
Stord, Norway
Died19 July 1964(1964-07-19) (aged 84)
Stord, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
Occupationeducator, biographer and politician

Biography

Eskeland was born at Stord in Hordaland, Norway. He was the son of Øystein Larsson Eskeland (1840–1933) and Mari Larsdotter Vatna (1844–1932). He was the brother of Lars Eskeland.[1]

He received a degree from Hans Nielsen Hauges Minde in Kristiania (now Oslo) during 1903. From 1903–05, he studied at the University of Kristiania (now University of Oslo), but did not take the final exam. He also conducted study trips to Germany, Switzerland and France.[2] [3]

From 1903 to 1950 he was employed in the field of education. He worked at schools in Oslo, Kristiansand, Notodden and Levanger until 1917. He was Rector at the Stord Teachers College (Stord Lærarhøgskule) from 1917 to 1950. He wrote textbooks on history, physics and Old Norse. Additionally he wrote biographies on Rasmus Løland, Thomas von Westen, Vladimir Lenin and Thomas More. He also served as mayor of Stord from 1935 to 1942.[4] [5][6]

In 1908, he married Olga Dorothea Olsen (1886–1975) and was the father of Ivar Eskeland.[7]

Selected works
gollark: I have a large 2.5kg gaming laptop which can *technically* be held one-handed.
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gollark: With their impressive Raspberry Pi 3-level processor, you'll be sure to not curse its pathetic CPU constantly.
gollark: Purchase a "pinetab" with "keyboard".
gollark: Open the windows to the extent it is possible?

References
  1. Aslak T. Helleve. "Lars Eskeland". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  2. "Hans Nielsen Hauges Minde". Kulturminnesøk. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  3. "Severin Eskeland". Aaakunne. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  4. "Stord Lærarhøgskule". University Museum of Bergen. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  5. "Severin Eskeland". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
  6. Lohndal, Arnstein. "Severin Eskeland". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
  7. Andreas Hompland. "Ivar Eskeland". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved February 1, 2018.


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