▁H ord aland ▁county , ▁Norway . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Hen rik ▁G ert sen ▁M ilt z ow ▁( 1 5 9 9 - 1 6 6 6 ), ▁vic ar ▁at ▁V oss . ▁In ▁ 1 6 6 8 ▁he ▁married ▁Sus anna ▁Sch jel der up ▁( 1 6 4 2 - 1 6 8 9 ), ▁daughter ▁of ▁J ens ▁Ped ers en ▁Sch jel der up , ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Ber gen ▁and ▁grand d augh ter ▁of ▁Dan ish ▁phys ician ▁Ole ▁W orm . ▁M ilt z ow ▁ ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁brother - in - law ▁of ▁historian ▁Ed vard ▁Ed v ards en . ▁ ▁M ilt z ow ▁was ▁ ▁a ▁student ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁C open hagen ▁in ▁ 1 6 4 8 ▁followed ▁by ▁several ▁years ▁in ▁foreign ▁univers ities . ▁In ▁ 1 6 5 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁chap lain ▁with ▁his ▁father , ▁and ▁after ▁his ▁father ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 6 6 6 , ▁he ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁vic ar ' s ▁office ▁in ▁V oss . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 6 6 9 , ▁he ▁was ▁also ▁prov ost ▁of ▁the ▁Hard anger ▁and ▁V oss ▁Dean ery . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 5 6 , ▁while ▁a ▁student ▁in ▁W itten berg , ▁he ▁published ▁two ▁Latin ▁vers ification ▁books ▁of ▁poetry ▁about ▁the ▁Pass ion ▁of ▁Christ ▁and ▁the ▁G ospel ▁of ▁John . ▁ ▁In ▁