Kai Bisgaard Anker Møller (22 May 1859 – 22 September 1940) was a Norwegian land owner and politician.[1]
Kai Møller | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | 22 May 1859 Halden, Norway |
| Died | 22 September 1940 (aged 81) |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Occupation(s) | land owner and politician |
| Spouse | Katti Anker Møller |
| Children | Tove Mohr |
Biography
editMøller was born at Dyrendal near Halden in Østfold, Norway. He was the son of Edvard Johannes Møller (1819–85) and Diderikke Annette Anker (1838-1912). The family moved to Thorsø Manor (Thorsø herregård) at Torsnes when his father took over the estate. He attended Christiania Cathedral School and graduated in 1877. He graduated from the College of Agriculture (Høiere landbruksskole) (now Norwegian University of Life Sciences) at Ås in Akershus during 1880. This was followed by studies in Denmark and the United Kingdom. In 1885 he took over the Thorsø estate.[2][3]
He served as mayor of Torsnes for several years and held a number of other municipal positions. He was elected to the Parliament of Norway from 1900 to 1903, representing Smaalenenes amt (now Østfold). He was a member of the Liberal Party.[4][5]
In 1889, he married his cousin Katti Anker Møller. daughter of Herman Anker (1839–1896). They were the parents of physician Tove Mohr. [6][7] [8]
References
edit- ^ "Kai Møller". Tune Historielag. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- ^ "History of Thorsø Herregård". Thorsø Herregård. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- ^ "Den høiere Landbruksskole i Aas - Bygninger fra 1859 til 1897". Norges miljø- og biovitenskapelige universitet. Archived from the original on 8 March 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- ^ Jacobsen, Frank Kiel. "Kai Møller". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
- ^ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Kai Bisgaard Anker Møller". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
- ^ "Katti Anker Møller". Norsk Kvinnesaksforening. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- ^ "Herman Anker (1839–1896)". lokalhistoriewiki.no/wiki. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- ^ Schrumpf, Ellen. "Tove Mohr". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
Related reading
edit- Odd Grande (1961) Kai Møller, herren til Thorsø (Oslo: Gyldendal) OCLC 14113296
- Tove Mohr (1976) Katti Anker Møller: en banebryter (Oslo. Tiden Norsk Forlag) ISBN 82-10-01258-4
  | This article about a Norwegian politician born in the 1850s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |