8 4 5 ▁to ▁an ▁uncle ▁in ▁Or k dal ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁magistr ate ▁( N or weg ian : ▁sor ensk river ) ▁He ▁worked ▁at ▁the ▁office ▁and ▁got ▁some ▁education . ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 6 , ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁Christian ia ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁pre lim inary ▁exam ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Os lo . ▁ ▁which ▁was ▁students ▁who ▁had ▁not ▁studied ▁Greek ▁or ▁Latin . ▁The ▁pre lim inary ▁exam ▁gave ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁lower ▁degree ▁in ▁law ▁which ▁he ▁did ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 7 . ▁Fe eling ▁that ▁the ▁lower ▁degree ▁would ▁not ▁provide ▁him ▁with ▁ade qu ate ▁career ▁opportun ities , ▁he ▁chose ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁to ▁accept ▁an ▁offer ▁by ▁an ▁uncle ▁in ▁Den mark ▁to ▁come ▁and ▁live ▁in ▁order ▁ ▁to ▁study ▁to ▁an ▁ordinary ▁exam en ▁art ium . ▁After ▁two ▁years ▁in ▁Den mark , ▁he ▁passed ▁the ▁exam en ▁art ium ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁ ▁Os lo ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 9 . ▁He ▁subsequently ▁got ▁a ▁cand . j ur . ▁degree ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Os lo ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁ ▁Rich ter ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁St ort ing ▁for ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁where ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁in ▁Stockholm ▁after ▁parliament arian ism ▁was ▁introduced , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁Cab inet ▁Sver d rup ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 4 . ▁He ▁was ▁granted ▁royal ▁permission ▁for ▁a ▁family ▁gra vey ard ▁on ▁his