Eiler Hagerup d.e.
| Eiler Hagerup den eldre | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Eiler Hagerup (1740) | |
| Born |
25 November 1685 Kvernes, Norway |
| Died |
15 April 1743 (aged 57) Trondheim, Norway |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Education | Cand.theol. (1704) |
| Occupation | Priest |
| Religion | Christian (Church of Norway) |
| Spouse(s) | Anna Cathrine Barhow (1715-1737) |
| Parent(s) |
Hans Hansen Hagerup Ellen Eilersdatter Schøller |
Eiler Hagerup d.e. (25 November 1685 – 15 April 1743) was the Bishop of the Diocese of Nidaros from 1731 until his death in 1743.
Hagerup was born in 1685 in Kvernes, Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. He was a student at Trondheim Cathedral School. In 1702, he started at the University of Copenhagen and graduated with a Cand.theol. degree 1704.[1]
He served first as a parish pastor in Denmark. In 1709, he returned to Kvernes where he served as chaplain. He was parish priest in Kalundborg, Denmark (1715-1727). In 1727, he became a lecturer in theology at Trondheim Cathedral School following the death of Thomas von Westen. In 1731, he was appointed Bishop of the Diocese of Nidaros as a replacement for Peder Krog. He died in 1743 in Trondheim. [2]
Personal life
Eiler Hagerup was married to Anna Cathrine Barhow (1695-1737), daughter of parish priest, Amund Barhow (1660-1725). Together they had 17 children.
Note
The "d.e." at the end of his name means den eldre (English: the elder) to distinguish him from his younger nephew, Eiler Hagerup d.y. (1718- 1789), Bishop in the Diocese of Bjørgvin and later in Kristiansand. [3]
References
- ↑ Carl Frederik Bricka: Hagerup, Eiler, 1684 - 1743, Biskop (Dansk biografisk Lexikon / VI. Bind. Gerson - H. Hansen / 475)
- ↑ Store norske leksikon. "Eiler Hagerup – utdypning – 1 (NBL-artikkel)" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2011-08-01.
- ↑ Arne Bugge Amundsen: Eiler Hagerup - 2 (Norsk biografisk leksikon)
| Preceded by Peder Krog |
Bishop of Nidaros 1731–1743 |
Succeeded by Ludvig Harboe |