About Nils Astrup
Lived 1778 – 1835 (aged 56). Nils Astrup was a Norwegian politician.
Nils Astrup (11 November 1778 – 26 September 1835) was a Norwegian politician.
He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1820, representing the constituency of Nedenæs og Raabygdelagets Amt. He worked as a vogt there. He served only one term.
He was born in Ørskog. His father had immigrated from Slesvig. In 1816 in Molde he married Ingeborg Ross Müller (1788–1848) from Trondhjem. The couple had several children. Nils Astrup died in 1835 in Christiania. He was the great-grandfather of painter Nikolai Astrup, and also related to politician Hans Rasmus Astrup.
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Who was Nils Astrup?
Norwegian politician
When was Nils Astrup born?
Nils Astrup was born on 11 November 1778 in Ørskog Municipality.
When did Nils Astrup die?
Nils Astrup died on 26 September 1835 in Christiania.
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Nils Astrup was a politician.
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Nils Astrup was Norwegian.
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