Jonas Danilssønn Ramus

His parents were parish priest Danil Johnsen Ramus (d. 1654) and Anna Christensdatter Bernhoft (1624–1705).

He lost his father early, but her stepfather, Hans Olsen Brejer, took responsibility for his basic education.

His work was read by Edgar Allan Poe and featured in his short story A Descent into the Maelström (1841).

Reportedly she alerted the Norwegians to the presence of the troops of King Charles XII of Sweden in the church yard at Norderhov, where they had taken shelter in and around the rectory.

The event itself was first published by Peter Andreas Munch in his book, Norges, Sveriges og Danmarks Historie til Skolebrug (1838).