Knut H. Lossius

Knut H. Lossius

Knut Henrik Holtermann Lossius (23 September 1847 – 9 March 1915) was a Norwegian educator and archaeologist.

He was born in 1847 as the son of Morten Lyng Lossius from Lade in Trondhjem,[1] and was named after his maternal grandfather Knud H. Holtermann.[2] He was a descendant of Lorentz Lossius, who migrated to Norway from Göttingen in the 17th century and became the first director of Røros Copper Works.[1]

He served as headmaster of Trondhjem Cathedral School,[2] and served as praeses of the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters from 1899 to 1902.[3] Lossius received the Order of St. Olav in 1912.[4] Lossiusvegen in Trondheim is named after him.


References

  1. ^ a b Bratberg, Terje (2007). "Lossius". In Arntzen, Jon G. (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 24 June 2009.
  2. ^ a b Brissach, Ingrid (4 November 2005). "Giftet seg til Lade gård". Adresseavisen (in Norwegian). p. 34.
  3. ^ Bratberg, Terje (1996). "Vitenskapsselskapet". In Arntzen, Jon Gunnar (ed.). Trondheim byleksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. pp. 599–600. ISBN 82-573-0642-8.
  4. ^ Den Kongelige norske Sankt Olavs orden 1847-1947. Grøndahl. 1947. p. 391.
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Preceded by Praeses of the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters
1899–1902 		Succeeded by


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