Jens Rynning

He was the son of Ole Rynning, who served as the bailiff (fogd) in Senja and Tromsø, and his wife Golla Hveding.

His interest in such practical matters made him a typical example of a so-called "potato priest" (Norwegian: potetprest).

[2] In Norway, he worked as a Sunday school teacher in Trondheim for a time and as a tutor at the home of Eiler Hagerup Holtermann at the Austrått Manor.

[4] In 1803, Rynning received a prize of 200 riksdaler for his work Tanker over Tangbrændingens Indflydelſe paa Fiſkerierne og Agerdyrkningen (Considerations on the Influence of Kelp Burning on Fishing and Agriculture).

[5] He also received a prize from the Norwegian Society for Development (Selskabet for Norges Vel) for his work Odelsrettens Indflydelſe paa National-Charakteren og Velſtanden i Norge (The Influence of Allodial Rights on the National Charity and Prosperity of Norway, printed in the journal Historisk-philosophiske Samlinger in 1813).