Johan Christian Johnsen

Johan Christian Johnsen (23 July 1815 - 2 February 1898) was a Norwegian politician.

He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1848, 1851 and 1854, representing the constituency of Stavanger. He worked as a merchant in that city.[1]

Johnsen was also a writer. He founded the magazine Almuevennen in 1848, and wrote enlightening books such as Frihandelen (1860) and Reise i Universet (1885). He published an encyclopedia in three volumes, Norsk Haandlexikon for almennyttige Kundskaber, and a short version Haandbog til Brug for alle : kortfattet Konversationslexikon.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Johan Christian Johnsen — Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD)
  2. ↑ List of publications in BIBSYS


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