Jørgen Løvland

Jørgen Gunnarsson Løvland (3 February 1848 – 21 August 1922) was a Norwegian statesman, educator and civil servant who served as the prime minister of Norway from 1907 to 1908.

He worked as primary school teacher in Christianssand (1866-1878) and then as headmaster in Setesdal (1878-1884).

In October 1907, Løvland took over as Norwegian Prime Minister when Michelsen resigned.

[3] [4] Løvland was a member of the Norwegian Nobel Committee from the foundation in 1897 until his death in 1922.

Following their deaths, both he and his wife were buried at Vår Frelsers gravlund in Oslo.

Gravesite of Jørgen Løvland, Vår Frelsers gravlund in Oslo