Balchen (1817-1883). Konow was alternate member of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, 1913 to 1922 and Member of the Committee from 1922 until he died at Stend in Fana during 1924. Stend Manor Stend Manor (Stend hovedgård) was a historic estate which had belonged to Nonneseter Abbey of Bergen during the Middle Ages. Around 1682, the main building was built in timber as a single-story with three wings. In 1842, Dr. Wollert Konow acquired Stend. In 1861, Stend was bought by Søndre Bergenhus (now Hordaland) county. Since then, it has housed an agricultural school. Under the direction of architect Erlend Tryti (1885-1962) extensive renovation and restoration work was carried out in the years 1921-1922. The main building were restored in the late 1980s and early 1990s. See also Konow's Cabinet References Other sources Garvik, Olav (2001) Wollert Konow, Statsminister og stril (Bergen: Fagbokforlaget) Related reading Borgen, Per Otto (1999) Norges statsministre (Oslo: Aschehou) Forr, Gudleiv; Hegge, Per Egil; Njølstad, Olav (2010) Mellom plikt og lyst. Norske statsministre 1873–2010 (Oslo: Dinamo) Kaartvedt, Alf (1984) Drømmen om borgerlig samling 1884–1918 (Oslo: Cappelen) 1845 births 1924 deaths Politicians from Bergen People educated at the Bergen Cathedral School University of Oslo alumni Presidents of the Storting Liberal Party (Norway) politicians Free-minded Liberal Party politicians 20th-century Norwegian politicians Government ministers of Norway Ministers of Agriculture and Food of Norway Prime Ministers of Norway