About Olaus Alvestad
Lived 1866 – 1903 (aged 37). Olaus Alvestad was a Norwegian editing staff and writer.
Peter Olaus Alvestad (21 January 1866 – 12 October 1903) was a Norwegian educator and newspaper editor.
Born in Haram Municipality, he graduated from Asker Seminary in 1888. He worked as a teacher at several schools, including Sagatun Folk High School, until 1895 when he founded Voss Folk High School together with Lars Eskeland. In 1896 he bought the local newspaper Hordaland, and became editor-in-chief. In 1898 he published the songbook Norsk Songbok for Ungdomsskular og Ungdomslag, which became very popular through the twentieth century. He left the folk high school in 1902, and died the next year.
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Who was Olaus Alvestad?
Educator and newspaper editor (1866-1903)
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Olaus Alvestad was born on 21 January 1866 in Hildre.
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Olaus Alvestad died on 12 October 1903.
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Olaus Alvestad was an editing staff and writer.
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Olaus Alvestad was Norwegian.
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