Andreas Bonnevie was a Norwegian priest and politician.

He was born in Mandal as the son of physician Honoratus Bonnevie

Honoratus Bonnevie

Honoratus Bonnevie was a Norwegian physician.He was born in Odense as the son of Honoré Bonnevie and his wife Boel Corneliusdatter. His mother hailed from Svelvik, whereas his father hailed from Antibes, France. He had migrated to Norway from France around 1700, but then moved to Denmark...

 and his second wife Kathrine Tørrisdatter. His grandfather had migrated to Norway from Antibes

Antibes

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, France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

.

After private tutoring by bishop Christian Sørensen

Christian Sørensen

Christian Sørensen is a Danish footballer who plays as a left midfielder for Danish Superliga side Odense Boldklub.- Club career :...

 and attending school in Christianssand

Kristiansand

-History:As indicated by archeological findings in the city, the Kristiansand area has been settled at least since 400 AD. A royal farm is known to have been situated on Oddernes as early as 800, and the first church was built around 1040...

, he enrolled at the University of Copenhagen

University of Copenhagen

The University of Copenhagen is the oldest and largest university and research institution in Denmark. Founded in 1479, it has more than 37,000 students, the majority of whom are female , and more than 7,000 employees. The university has several campuses located in and around Copenhagen, with the...

 in 1797, graduating with the cand.theol.

Cand.theol.

Candidatus theologiæ , Candidata theologiæ , abbreviated cand. theol. is an academic degree with a long tradition, awarded after a six year higher education in theology in Denmark and Norway. In Norway, the title has remained after the "Quality Reform", though it is equivalent to a Master of...

 degree in 1804. He was appointed as vicar

Vicar

In the broadest sense, a vicar is a representative, deputy or substitute; anyone acting "in the person of" or agent for a superior . In this sense, the title is comparable to lieutenant...

 in Kalundborg

Kalundborg

Kalundborg is a city with a population of 16,434 in Kalundborg municipality in Denmark and the site of its municipal council. Kalundborg is on the main island Zealand, with Copenhagen, but opposite on the far western edge....

 in 1814, but after the events of Norway in 1814

Norway in 1814

1814 was a pivotal year in the history of Norway. It started with Norway in a union with the Kingdom of Denmark subject to a naval blockade being ceded to the king of Sweden. In May a constitutional convention declared Norway an independent kingdom. By the end of the year the Norwegian parliament...

 he returned home and became vicar in Kongsberg

Kongsberg

is a town and municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. It is located at the southern end of the traditional region of Numedal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Kongsberg....

 instead. He was staunchly anti-Swedish, and regretted that Norway drifted from Denmark politically. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1815, representing his city, but served only one term. From 1824 to his death he served as vicar in Øyestad

Øyestad

Øyestad is a former municipality in Aust-Agder county, Norway. It is located in the present-day municipality of Arendal in the Sørlandet region...

. He also published a number of poems.

From 1815 to his death, Bonnevie was married to Marie Berg.