Michael Færden

Michael Johan Færden (24 December 1836 – 17 June 1912) was a Norwegian priest and author.

He was born in Norderhov in Buskerud as a son of farmer and bank treasurer Thor A. Færden (1804–1879) and Ellen M. Vager (1811–1886).

[3] Another son named Christian Wisbech was an engineer, and married a daughter of August Kallevig—and sister of Waldemar C.

[4] Færden finished his secondary education in 1855 and graduated from the Royal Frederick University with the cand.theol.

From 1875, he served as a priest in Christiana (now Oslo) at a work institution for the poor (fattigvesenets anstalt).