Nicolai Niels Nielsen

Nicolai Niels Nielsen (1777–1854) was a Norwegian priest and politician.

He was born in Funen, Denmark. He took his priest examination in Copenhagen in 1804, and worked as a teacher in Zealand. In 1807 he immigrated to Norway, becoming priest in Vardøe. In 1810 he moved to Holmedal in Sunnfjord.^[1] He was a member of the Norwegian Constitutional Assembly in 1814.^[2]

He was appointed priest in Eid in 1821, and dean in Borgund from 1835.^[1] While stationed in Eid, he was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1830, representing the constituency of Nordre Bergenhus Amt.^[2] His primary interest was education policy.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Nicolai Niels Nielsen at NRK Sogn og Fjordane County Encyclopedia (Norwegian)
2. ^ ^{a b} Nicolai Niels Nielsen — Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD)

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Name	Nielsen, Nicolai Niels
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Date of birth	1777
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Date of death	1854
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