ze ▁Bro ch ▁( 1 8 1 6 – 1 8 4 1 ). ▁She ▁was ▁a ▁daughter ▁of ▁ ▁Lieutenant ▁Colonel ▁Johan ▁J ør gen ▁Bro ch ▁( 1 7 9 1 – 1 8 6 0 ) ▁and ▁a ▁sister ▁of ▁Ole ▁Jacob ▁Bro ch ▁and ▁J ens ▁Peter ▁Bro ch . ▁His ▁wife ▁died ▁in ▁child b irth ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 1 , ▁and ▁Johannes ▁Diet rich son ▁then ▁married ▁Charlotte ▁Jos ine ▁O ms en ▁Müller ▁( 1 8 1 9 – 1 9 0 3 ) ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 8 4 6 . ▁ ▁Career ▁He ▁grew ▁up ▁and ▁attended ▁school ▁in ▁Fred ri ks stad ▁where ▁his ▁teachers ▁included s ▁Hans ▁R id der v old . ▁He ▁took ▁his ▁exam en ▁art ium ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 2 ▁and ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁Royal ▁Frederick ▁University ▁in ▁Christian ia ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 7 . ▁He ▁worked ▁in ▁Christian ia ▁from ▁ 1 8 3 9 , ▁and ▁was ▁present ▁at ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁Mission ary ▁Society ▁national ▁convention ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 3 . ▁He ▁was ▁ord ained ▁a ▁Luther an ▁minister ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 8 4 4 , ▁imm igr ating ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁July ▁that ▁same ▁year . ▁ ▁Diet rich son ▁arrived ▁in ▁St aten ▁Island ▁on ▁July ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 8 4 4 . ▁ ▁After ▁finding ▁little ▁interest ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁in ▁organ izing ▁a ▁Luther an