Nils Engelhart was born in Meldal in Søndre Trondhjem county.
Nils Engelhart had several priesthood assignments in Nordmøre and Romsdal in subsequently years.
Engelhart was an active participant of the pietist association Syvstjernen, along with his friend Thomas von Westen.
The influence from Syvstjernen marked a beginning of the Pietism movement in Norway.
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