Adam Egede-Nissen

Adam Egede-Nissen
Born
Adam Hjalmar Egede-Nissen

June 29, 1868
DiedApril 4, 1953(1953-04-04) (aged 84)
OccupationPolitician
SpouseGeorga Wilhelma Ellertsen
Children11, including Aud Egede-Nissen, Gerd Grieg, Ada Kramm, Stig Egede-Nissen, and Gøril Havrevold
RelativesGeorg Richter (grandson)

Adam Hjalmar Egede-Nissen (29 June 1868 – 4 April 1953), was a Norwegian postmaster and politician, who began his political career in the Liberal Party and was first elected to the Storting (parliament) in 1900. He later switched to the Labour Party before eventually joining the Communist Party of Norway, serving as party chairman from 1934 to 1946.