Lorens Berg

Lorens Berg (January 18, 1862 – September 14, 1924) was a Norwegian teacher and local historian.

[1][2] Berg was born in Kodal, the son of Amund Andersen (1827–1868) and Anne Kristine Sørensdatter (1822–1870).

He thereby started a practice of local history writing that became a pioneer in Norway, based on archival studies and a solid methodical presentation.

[2][4] In less than 20 years he published local history books (bygdebøker) about Brunlanes, Hedrum, Tjølling, Sandar, Tjøme, Nøtterøy, and Stokke.

In 1952, a granite statue of Berg by Hans Holmen was unveiled at Prestbyen in Kodal.