app ▁languages ▁in ▁his ▁day . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Vik ▁i ▁Hel gel and ▁as ▁a ▁son ▁of ▁politician ▁Si vert ▁Andreas ▁N iel sen ▁( 1 8 2 3 – 1 9 0 4 ) ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Jon ette ▁Corn el ie ▁Fal ch ▁He ide ▁( 1 8 3 3 – 1 9 2 5 ). ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁he ▁married ▁G ud run ▁August a ▁Ag nes ▁Müller ▁( 1 8 8 9 – 1 9 5 4 ). ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁father ▁of ▁diplom at ▁Si vert ▁Andreas ▁N iel sen . ▁ ▁N iel sen ' s ▁family ▁moved ▁from ▁Vik ▁to ▁Bod ø ▁when ▁N iel sen ▁was ▁eight ▁years ▁old . ▁He ▁finished ▁his ▁secondary ▁education ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 2 , ▁and ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁Royal ▁Frederick ▁University ▁with ▁the ▁cand . the ol . ▁degree ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 6 . ▁However , ▁he ▁changed ▁his ▁special ty ▁to ▁F enn ic ▁languages . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 7 ▁and ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁he ▁took ▁ex ams ▁in ▁K ven ▁and ▁Sam i ▁languages , ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁to ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁he ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Hels ink i . ▁ ▁Career ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁N iel sen ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁a ▁lect urer ▁in ▁K ven ▁and ▁Sam i ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Frederick ▁University .