Ahlert Hysing (5 September 1793 – 9 November 1879) was a Norwegian

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and member of the

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Biography

Hysing was the son of Hans Augustinus Ahlertsen Hysing (1764–1843) and Maureen Elisabeth Nielsdatter Koren (1761–1808). His father served as

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of Holy Cross Church (''Korskirken'') in

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. Hysing worked as a

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and later was appointed rector of the Laurvig Latin School (''Laurvig middelskole'') at

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, Norway. Hysing was elected to the

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in 1830, representing the constituency of '' Laurvik og

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'' in

. He sat through only one term.Ahlert Hysing
— Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD) In 1825, Hysing married Caroline Mathilde Koren (1801–1840) who was the daughter of author Christiane Koren. They had eight children, including Else Elisabeth Koren (1832–1918), who married Lutheran minister U. V. Koren (1826–1910). Else immigrated with her husband on his mission to Luther College in

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hysing, Ahlert 1793 births 1879 deaths Vestfold politicians Politicians from Larvik Members of the Storting 1830–1832