Ole Andreas Lindeman

Ole Andreas Lindeman (17 January 1769 – 26 February 1857) was a Norwegian musician, organist, composer and music educator.

After graduating from Trondheim Cathedral School, Lindeman attended the University of Copenhagen where first he studied law.

[3] Following a request from Bishop Johan Christian Schønheyder, Lindeman moved to Trondheim to become organist at Vår Frue kirke.

During that time, he organized many concerts, composed songs and collected Norwegian folk tunes.

He was the father of five sons, including Ludvig Mathias Lindeman who served as cantor and organist at Oslo Cathedral.