Rasmus Tønder Nissen

He attended to Trondheim Cathedral School graduating in 1839.

In 1864, he became the professor of church history at the University of Oslo.

He was Minister of Education and Church Affairs 1874–1876, member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm 1875, 1876–1877 and 1880–1881, and Minister of Education and Church Affairs 1877–1880, 1880 and 1881–1882.

In 1874 he was knighted by Order of Saint Olav, and he received the Commander's Cross of 1st Class 1880; he was also commander of the Order of the Polar Star.

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