Ludvig Mathias Lindeman

Ludvig Mathias Lindeman (28 November 1812 – 23 May 1887) was a Norwegian composer and organist. He is noted for collecting and publishing Norwegian folk melodies, including in Ældre og nyere norske Fjeldmelodier.

Biography Ludvig Mathias Lindeman was born on 28 November 1812 in Trondheim, the seventh of ten children born to Ole Andreas Lindeman and Anna Severine Hickmann. After his older brother became a priest, Lindeman succeeded him as the cantor and organist of the Oslo Cathedral, a position he held until his death. He married Aminda Magnhilde Brynie in 1848. He also published Melodier til Landstads Salmebog. He died in Oslo on 23 May 1887 and was buried at Oslo Cathedral. A bust of Lindeman was later erected outside the church.