Hartvig Nissen

Ole Hartvig Nissen (17 April 1815 – 4 February 1874) was a Norwegian philologist and educator. He founded Nissen's Girls' School in Christiania in 1849. In 1865 he became director-general in the Ministry of Education, while remaining one of three joint headmasters of Nissen's Girls' School until 1872. In 1873 he was appointed to the prestigious position as rector of Oslo Cathedral School.

Personal life Hartvig Nissen was born in Melhus Municipality as a son of Lutheran priest, Peder Schjelderup Nissen (1775–1826) and Bolette Margrethe Musæus (1774–1859). He was a grandson of Martinus Nissen and first cousin of Rasmus Tønder Nissen.

Hartvig and Karen were also grandparents of prison director Hartvig Nissen and Kristian Nissen. In 1873 he became rector at the Oslo Cathedral School. He was a member of the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters from 1852. He was elected deputy representative for the Parliament of Norway in 1857 and in 1859, and was appointed Knight of the Order of St. Olav in 1864.

Selected works Om kvindelig Dannelse og kvindelige Undervisningsanstalter, (1849) Grundtræk af en Plan for Omdannelsen af Almueskolen paa Landet, (1851) Om Almueoplysningen og Almueskolen, (1852) Udkast til Love om Almueskolevæsenet paa Landet og i Kjøbstæderne med Begrundelse, (1856) Om Ordningen af vort høiere Skolevæsen, (1865)