About Carsten Tank Nielsen
Lived 1818 – 1892 (aged 73). Carsten Tank Nielsen was a Norwegian civil servant.
Carsten Tank Nielsen (18 December 1818 – 1 August 1892) was a Norwegian civil servant and government official. He was the first director of the Norwegian Telegraph (Telegrafverket now Telenor) from 1854 until his death in 1892. He and his wife Alvilde Olsen (1821–1890) were the parents of the historian and politician, Yngvar Nielsen.
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Who was Carsten Tank Nielsen?
Norwegian civil servant (1818-1892)
When was Carsten Tank Nielsen born?
Carsten Tank Nielsen was born on 18 December 1818 in Christiania.
When did Carsten Tank Nielsen die?
Carsten Tank Nielsen died on 1 August 1892 in Christiania.
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Carsten Tank Nielsen was a civil servant.
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Carsten Tank Nielsen was Norwegian.
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