Andreas Johannessen Lavik (18 August 1854 – 18 December 1918) was a Norwegian revivalist, temperance advocate, magazine editor, farmer, headmaster and politician.

Early life and family

He was born in

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as a son of farmer Johannes Andersson Lavik and Kari Andersdotter Kyte. He was a brother of journalist and newspaper editor Johannes Lavik and actor and theatre director

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. In 1881, he married Margrethe Christine Matthiessen. They had eleven children. Among their sons was jurist and newspaper editor Johannes Lavik. His wife Margrethe was elected as deputy representative to the

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in 1915. He was an uncle of parliamentarian Nils Lavik and journalist Herbrand Lavik.

Career

From 1878 to 1887, Lavik worked as a travelling lay preacher for the organization Bergens Indremisjon. In 1885 he settled in

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. He served as mayor of Kvinnherad for eight years, and represented the

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at the

from 1889 to 1891. He was a co-founder of Det Vestlandske Indremisjonsforbund in 1898, an organization still active today with about 1,500 local chapters. Lavik served as the organization's first Secretary, and editor of its magazine ''Sambåndet''. He was a member of the Church Commission of 1908. From 1917, he was headmaster of a bible school in Bergen. He published several books, including the song book ''Sions sange'' from 1901. A

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, he regarded activities such as dancing and cinema as unfavourable ways of socializing.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lavik, Andreas 1854 births 1918 deaths People from Hordaland People from Kvinnherad Revivalists Mayors of places in Hordaland Moderate Liberal Party politicians Norwegian temperance activists Norwegian magazine editors Norwegian educators Members of the Storting 1889–1891