Andreas Martin Seip (26 December 1790 – 10 September 1850) was a Norwegian military officer and politician. He was the son of

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Christian Caspar "Jesper" Seip (1751–1806), who had migrated to Norway from

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. Both Andreas Martin Seip and his brother Jesper Gotlieb Seip (1793–1865) had a military career, reaching the rank of lieutenant colonel. Andreas Martin Seip also served as a road inspector. He was elected to the

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in 1821, representing the constituency of

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. He only served one term.Andreas Martin Seip
– Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD) Andreas Martin Seip was a paternal grandfather of educator and politician

Karl Seip Karl Seip (5 April 1850 – 16 September 1909) was a Norwegian priest and educator, who also served as the Minister of Education and Church Affairs from 1908 to 1909. Personal life Karl Seip was born in Christiania as the son of priest Hans ...

, priest Jens Laurits Arup Seip and priest Martin Fredrik Seip. Through Jens Laurits he was a great-grandfather of politician

Hans Kristian Seip Hans Kristian Seip (6 November 1881 - 25 March 1945) was a Norway, Norwegian road engineer and politician for the Liberal Party of Norway, Liberal Party. He spent most of his professional career in the Norwegian Public Roads Administration. As ...

and academic

Didrik Arup Seip Didrik Arup Seip (31 August 1884 – 3 May 1963) was a professor of North Germanic languages at the University of Oslo. He earned his doctorate ( dr.philos.) in 1916 and was appointed professor the same year, retiring in 1954. Together with Herman ...

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1790 births 1850 deaths Norwegian Army personnel Members of the Storting Østfold politicians Politicians from Fredrikstad Norwegian people of Danish descent Andreas Martin {{Norway-mil-bio-stub