Nicolai Wergeland | |
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| Born | 9 November 1780 Hosanger, Norway |
| Died | 25 March 1848 (aged 67) |
| Occupation(s) | Minister, writer and politician |
| Known for | Member of the Norwegian Constituent Assembly in 1814 |
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Nicolai Wergeland (9 November 1780 – 25 March 1848) was a Norwegian minister, writer and politician, and a member of the Norwegian Constituent Assembly at Eidsvoll that wrote the Constitution of Norway on 17 May 1814.[1] He was elected as one of two delegates from Kristiansand to the Eidsvoll Assembly in 1814. He represented the unionist side, and came very well prepared to Eidsvoll, bringing his own constitution draft.[1] Along with him from Kristiansand came wholesaler Ole Clausen Mørch.
- ^ a b "Nicolai Wergeland (1780-1848)" (in Norwegian). Eidsvoll 1814. Retrieved 7 November 2008.