Hans Kristian Seip
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Hans Kristian Seip was a Norwegian
road engineer and politician for the Liberal Party. He spent most of his professional career in the Norwegian Public Roads Administration
. As a politician he was Mayor of Bergen and County Governor of Sogn og Fjordane, and served two terms in the Norwegian Parliament. He is also known as the father of political scientist Jens Arup Seip
.
as the son of priest Jens Laurits Arup Seip (1852-1913) and Marie Fredrikke Aubert (1853-1931), He was the brother of academic Didrik Arup Seip
, nephew of educator and politician Karl Seip
, and great-grandson of military officer and politician Andreas Martin Seip
.
Hans Kristian was the father of political scientist Jens Arup Seip
and thus father-in-law of historian Anne-Lise Seip
. He was also the uncle of forester Hans Kristian Seip
.
in 1900, and after working for the Norwegian Public Roads Administration
for two years he studied one year at Zürich Polytechnikum. He then returned to Norway to work for the Norwegian Public Roads Administration in Møre
from 1903 to 1909, Hordaland
from 1909 to 1915 and as engineer in Bergen from 1915 to 1921. From 1921 to 1929 he was the director of roads in Bergen county.
Seip was elected to Bergen city council in 1913. He was re-elected several times, and served until 1928; from 1922 to 1924 he served as mayor. He represented the small Prohibition Party. He was also a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament during the terms 1925-1927 and 1928-1930, but represented the Liberal Party on the national level.
On 2 November 1929 Seip was appointed County Governor of Sogn og Fjordane. While stationed here he was elected to the Norwegian Parliament twice; in 1934 and 1937. The scheduled election in 1940, however, was not held due to the German invasion of Norway
in April 1940 and subsequent occupation
. In 1941 Seip was removed from the position as County Governor. He retired to Fjærland
, and worked on the history of Sogn og Fjordane County Municipality. He died in March 1945, a month and a half before the liberation of Norway
.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
road engineer and politician for the Liberal Party. He spent most of his professional career in the Norwegian Public Roads Administration
Norwegian Public Roads Administration
The Norwegian Public Roads Administration is a Norwegian government agency responsible for the state and county public roads in the country. This includes planning, construction and operation of the state and county road networks, driver training and licensing, vehicle inspection and subsidies to...
. As a politician he was Mayor of Bergen and County Governor of Sogn og Fjordane, and served two terms in the Norwegian Parliament. He is also known as the father of political scientist Jens Arup Seip
Jens Arup Seip
Jens Lauritz Arup Seip was a Norwegian historian. A professor at the University of Oslo from 1952 to 1975, he specialized in political history and the history of ideas. He was married to fellow historian Anne-Lise Seip....
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Personal life
He was born in RøykenRøyken
Røyken is a village and municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Midtbygda. The parish of Røken was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 ....
as the son of priest Jens Laurits Arup Seip (1852-1913) and Marie Fredrikke Aubert (1853-1931), He was the brother of academic Didrik Arup Seip
Didrik Arup Seip
Didrik Arup Seip was Professor of North Germanic languages at the University of Oslo.He earned his doctorate in 1916 and was appointed professor the same year, retiring in 1954. Together with Herman Jæger, he edited and published the collected works of Henrik Wergeland in 23 volumes...
, nephew of educator and politician Karl Seip
Karl Seip
Karl Seip was a Norwegian priest and educator, who also served as the Minister of Education and Church Affairs from 1908 to 1909.-Personal life:...
, and great-grandson of military officer and politician Andreas Martin Seip
Andreas Martin Seip
Andreas Martin Seip was a Norwegian military officer and politician.He was the son of dr.med. Christian Caspar "Jesper" Seip , who had migrated to Norway from Copenhagen. Both Andreas Martin Seip and his brother Jesper Gotlieb Seip had a military career, reaching the rank of Lieutenant Colonel...
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Hans Kristian was the father of political scientist Jens Arup Seip
Jens Arup Seip
Jens Lauritz Arup Seip was a Norwegian historian. A professor at the University of Oslo from 1952 to 1975, he specialized in political history and the history of ideas. He was married to fellow historian Anne-Lise Seip....
and thus father-in-law of historian Anne-Lise Seip
Anne-Lise Seip
Anne-Lise Seip is a Norwegian historian and former politician for the Socialist People's Party. A professor emerita at the University of Oslo, she specialized in social history and the history of the welfare state. She was married to the famous historian Jens Arup Seip.-Career:She grew up in...
. He was also the uncle of forester Hans Kristian Seip
Hans Kristian Seip (forester)
Hans Kristian Seip is a Norwegian forester.He was born in Molde. He was a professor at the Norwegian College of Agriculture from 1955 to 1966, State Secretary in the Norwegian Ministry of Agriculture from 1966 to 1967 and director in the same ministry from 1967 to 1983. He is a member of the Royal...
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Career
Hans Kristian Seip graduated from the technical school in KristianiaOslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
in 1900, and after working for the Norwegian Public Roads Administration
Norwegian Public Roads Administration
The Norwegian Public Roads Administration is a Norwegian government agency responsible for the state and county public roads in the country. This includes planning, construction and operation of the state and county road networks, driver training and licensing, vehicle inspection and subsidies to...
for two years he studied one year at Zürich Polytechnikum. He then returned to Norway to work for the Norwegian Public Roads Administration in Møre
Møre
Møre is the name of two traditional districts in different parts of Scandinavia.*Møre og Romsdal, Norway.*Möre, Sweden....
from 1903 to 1909, Hordaland
Hordaland
is a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark and Rogaland. Hordaland is the third largest county after Akershus and Oslo by population. The county administration is located in Bergen...
from 1909 to 1915 and as engineer in Bergen from 1915 to 1921. From 1921 to 1929 he was the director of roads in Bergen county.
Seip was elected to Bergen city council in 1913. He was re-elected several times, and served until 1928; from 1922 to 1924 he served as mayor. He represented the small Prohibition Party. He was also a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament during the terms 1925-1927 and 1928-1930, but represented the Liberal Party on the national level.
On 2 November 1929 Seip was appointed County Governor of Sogn og Fjordane. While stationed here he was elected to the Norwegian Parliament twice; in 1934 and 1937. The scheduled election in 1940, however, was not held due to the German invasion of Norway
Operation Weserübung
Operation Weserübung was the code name for Germany's assault on Denmark and Norway during the Second World War and the opening operation of the Norwegian Campaign...
in April 1940 and subsequent occupation
Occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany
The occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany started with the German invasion of Norway on April 9, 1940, and ended on May 8, 1945, after the capitulation of German forces in Europe. Throughout this period, Norway was continuously occupied by the Wehrmacht...
. In 1941 Seip was removed from the position as County Governor. He retired to Fjærland
Fjærland
Fjærland is a village in the municipality of Sogndal, along the Fjærlandsfjord, in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The Fjærlandfjord is a branch of the Sognefjord, the longest fjord in Norway...
, and worked on the history of Sogn og Fjordane County Municipality. He died in March 1945, a month and a half before the liberation of Norway
Victory in Europe Day
Victory in Europe Day commemorates 8 May 1945 , the date when the World War II Allies formally accepted the unconditional surrender of the armed forces of Nazi Germany and the end of Adolf Hitler's Third Reich. The formal surrender of the occupying German forces in the Channel Islands was not...
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