Jacob Aall Bonnevie
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Jacob Aall Bonnevie was a Norwegian
school director and a politician for the Conservative Party
. Born in Christiania (today's Oslo
), he was the son of Honoratus Bonnevie who later became mayor of the city. After finishing his education, Jacob started working at Christiania Cathedral School, before being appointed school superintendent of Trondheim
school district, at the age of 34, in 1872. As a school director he was a reformer, particularly promoting the role of sciences in the Norwegian school system. He also wrote much-used text books on geometry
and algebra
.
Bonnevie was also active in national politics, where he was the Conservative Party
's foremost spokesman on educational issues. He was elected to the parliament six times, and sat in the period from 1880 to 1897. In 1889, he was appointed Minister of Education and Church Affairs in the first cabinet of Prime Minister Emil Stang
, which lasted until 1891. Later, in 1895, he was himself asked to form a coalition government, but the negotiations failed.
Bonnevie died in 1904, while attending a school conference in Linköping
, Sweden
. He was married twice, first to Anne Johanne Daae (1863–76), secondly to Susanne Bryn (m. 1878). He was the father of Kristine Bonnevie, a Norwegian biologist. Another daughter, Sofie Honoria, married the meteorologist Vilhelm Bjerknes, and these two were the parents of meteorologist Jacob Aall Bonnevie Bjerknes.
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...
school director and a politician for the Conservative Party
Conservative Party of Norway
The Conservative Party is a Norwegian political party. The current leader is Erna Solberg. The party was since the 1920s consistently the second largest party in Norway, but has been surpassed by the growth of the Progress Party in the late 1990s and 2000s...
. Born in Christiania (today's Oslo
Oslo
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...
), he was the son of Honoratus Bonnevie who later became mayor of the city. After finishing his education, Jacob started working at Christiania Cathedral School, before being appointed school superintendent of Trondheim
Trondheim
Trondheim , historically, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. With a population of 173,486, it is the third most populous municipality and city in the country, although the fourth largest metropolitan area. It is the administrative centre of...
school district, at the age of 34, in 1872. As a school director he was a reformer, particularly promoting the role of sciences in the Norwegian school system. He also wrote much-used text books on geometry
Geometry
Geometry arose as the field of knowledge dealing with spatial relationships. Geometry was one of the two fields of pre-modern mathematics, the other being the study of numbers ....
and algebra
Algebra
Algebra is the branch of mathematics concerning the study of the rules of operations and relations, and the constructions and concepts arising from them, including terms, polynomials, equations and algebraic structures...
.
Bonnevie was also active in national politics, where he was the Conservative Party
Conservative Party of Norway
The Conservative Party is a Norwegian political party. The current leader is Erna Solberg. The party was since the 1920s consistently the second largest party in Norway, but has been surpassed by the growth of the Progress Party in the late 1990s and 2000s...
's foremost spokesman on educational issues. He was elected to the parliament six times, and sat in the period from 1880 to 1897. In 1889, he was appointed Minister of Education and Church Affairs in the first cabinet of Prime Minister Emil Stang
Emil Stang
Emil Stang was a Norwegian jurist and politician. He became Prime Minister of Norway and was the first chairman of the Conservative Party....
, which lasted until 1891. Later, in 1895, he was himself asked to form a coalition government, but the negotiations failed.
Bonnevie died in 1904, while attending a school conference in Linköping
Linköping
Linköping is a city in southern middle Sweden, with 104 232 inhabitants in 2010. It is the seat of Linköping Municipality with 146 736 inhabitants and the capital of Östergötland County...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. He was married twice, first to Anne Johanne Daae (1863–76), secondly to Susanne Bryn (m. 1878). He was the father of Kristine Bonnevie, a Norwegian biologist. Another daughter, Sofie Honoria, married the meteorologist Vilhelm Bjerknes, and these two were the parents of meteorologist Jacob Aall Bonnevie Bjerknes.