1 7 6 4 ▁– ▁ 1 9 ▁August ▁ 1 8 2 7 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Norwegian ▁priest , ▁writer ▁and ▁politician . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁St j ø rd alen . ▁He ▁finished ▁his ▁secondary ▁education ▁in ▁Th r ond h jem ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 2 , ▁and ▁graduated ▁with ▁the ▁cand . the ol . ▁degree ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 6 . ▁He ▁was ▁h ired ▁as ▁a ▁vic ar ▁in ▁L env iken ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 2 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 1 ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁de an ▁of ▁Sen jen ▁prost i , ▁after ▁one ▁year ▁he ▁became ▁vic ar ▁in ▁I best ad . ▁He ▁was ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁historical ▁and ▁top ographical ▁writ ings , ▁which ▁have ▁been ▁used ▁as ▁sources ▁by ▁later ▁histor ians . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁Parliament ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 8 , ▁representing ▁the ▁constitu ency ▁of ▁Fin mark ens ▁Amt ▁( T rom s ▁county ▁did ▁not ▁exist ▁until ▁ 1 8 6 6 ). ▁However , ▁he ▁never ▁got ▁the ▁chance ▁to ▁actually ▁meet ▁in ▁Parliament , ▁due ▁to ▁ill ness . ▁His ▁replacement ▁was ▁Hans ▁Christ of fer ▁Kl æ bo e . ▁Berg ▁died ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 8 2 7 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 7 6 4 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 8 2 7 ▁death s ▁Category : N or weg ian ▁priest - polit icians ▁Category : N