Peder Hjort

[1] Peder Julius Nicolas Hjort was born in the mining town of Røros in Søndre Trondhjem county as the youngest of six children.

He attended the Trondheim Cathedral School and was trained at the University of Copenhagen as a theologian graduating in 1737.

In 1743, he was appointed to a position with the Copper Works at Røros.

In 1768, he became a member of Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters after he had authored Historiske Efterretninger om Røros Kobberverk, a report about the history of the Røros copper plant.

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