When Jens Arnt Christiansen was born on 22 March 1827, in Hvaler, Østfold, Norway, his father, Hans Lorentz Christiansen, was 41 and his mother, Ella Pedersdatter Schyberg, was 34. He married Elenore Berthsen on 15 March 1868, in Fredrikshald, Smaalenenes, Norway. He lived in Hvaler, Smaalenenes, Norway in 1827. He died on 26 September 1888, in France, at the age of 61.
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Birth year of Henrik Ibsen. Norwegian playwright and theatre director and one of the most influential playwrights of his time. His most-known works were Peer Gynt and A Doll's House.
The Arc de Triomphe was made specifically right before Napoleon I victory in Austerlitz in 1806 and took 30 years to build. Sadly Napoleon I would not live to see the creation finished. It’s name means triumphal arch. Assassination attempts were made on both Charles De Gaulle and Jacques Chirac from this location. Even though its name means triumph it has seen many times where Germans triumphally marched under it after winning battles.
The Nonconformist Act recognized Christian dissenter churches. It became legal to organize churches of other denominations.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Niels, Nels, Holger, Bent, Carsten, Lars, Per, Sven, Ejner, Johan, Jorgen.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Christian . In North America, this surname is also an altered form of the Norwegian and Danish variant Kristiansen .
Americanized form of Danish, Norwegian, or North German patronymic Christensen , a cognate of 1 above. Compare Christianson .
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