Carsten Tank Nielsen

Carsten Tank Nielsen

Carsten Tank Nielsen (18 December 1818 – 1 August 1892) was a Norwegian civil servant and government official. He was the first director of the Norwegian Telegraph (Telegrafverket now Telenor) from 1854 until his death in 1892.[1] He and his wife Alvilde Olsen (1821–1890) were the parents of the historian and politician, Yngvar Nielsen.[1][2][3][4]

References

  1. ^ a b Rinde, Harald. "Carsten Tank Nielsen" (in Norwegian). Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Carsten Tank Nielsen". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
  3. ^ Harald Øverby. "Telenett Historisk utvikling". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
  4. ^ Åsmund Svendsen. "Yngvar Nielsen". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved December 15, 2016.


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