9 ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁newspaper ▁F j orden es ▁Bl ad ▁in ▁Nord f jor de id . ▁A aland ▁was ▁a ▁found ing ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Nord f j ord ▁Historical ▁Society ▁() ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁a ▁government ▁scholar ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁and ▁he ▁received ▁the ▁King ' s ▁Medal ▁of ▁Mer it ▁in ▁gold . ▁ ▁Jacob ▁A aland ▁died ▁at ▁his ▁home ▁in ▁Sand ane ▁at ▁age ▁ 8 6 ▁and ▁is ▁buried ▁in ▁Fred ly ▁c emetery ▁there . ▁A ▁b ust ▁of ▁A aland ▁was ▁ere cted ▁at ▁Rand ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁in ▁his ▁memory . ▁Another ▁b ust ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁the ▁Nord f j ord ▁Fol k ▁Museum ▁in ▁Sand ane . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : N or weg ian ▁histor ians ▁Category : N or weg ian ▁newspaper ▁edit ors ▁Category : 1 9 th - century ▁Norwegian ▁writers ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁Norwegian ▁writers ▁Category : N or weg ian ▁government ▁sch ol ars ▁Category : Re cip ients ▁of ▁the ▁King ' s ▁Medal ▁of ▁Mer it ▁in ▁gold ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Str yn ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Glo ppen ▁Category : 1 8 6 5 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 5 0 ▁death s <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Prof it ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁document ary - style ▁reality ▁television ▁show ▁broadcast ▁on ▁C N BC . ▁ ▁In