of Hunters and Anglers and the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry. He wrote books on a broad range of subjects, including the heating and ventilation of rooms, protection of lesser birds and oyster cultivation. For the latter purpose, he also founded a commercial company Det Norske Østers Compagni in 1877. Wergeland retired from his military career in 1890. He died in 1893 in Kristiania. Honours and awards Sweden-Norway: Commander Grand Cross of the Royal Order of the Sword, 7 September 1862 Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav, 3 April 1868 Knight of the Royal Order of Charles XIII, 8 November 1871 Austria-Hungary: Grand Cross of the Imperial Order of Leopold, 1872 : Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Bavarian Crown, 1872 : Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog, 18 April 1871 : Grand Cross of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus : Knight of the Imperial Order of Saint Anna, 3rd Class References External links The family tree of Harald Nicolai Wergeland on Geni.com 1814 births 1893 deaths Norwegian Military Academy alumni Norwegian Army generals Government ministers of Norway Norwegian mountain climbers Norwegian non-fiction writers Military personnel from Bergen 19th-century Norwegian people 19th-century Norwegian writers Academic staff of the Norwegian Military Academy Wergeland family Defence ministers of Norway Commanders Grand Cross of the Order of the Sword Knights of the Order of Charles XIII Grand Crosses of the Order of the Dannebrog Knights Grand Cross of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus Recipients of the Order of St. Anna, 3rd class