Conrad Svendsen (19 August 1862 – 9 September 1943) was a Norwegian teacher for the deaf, priest and magazine editor.

Personal life

Svendsen was born in

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to Johan Henrik Parrau Svendsen and Margrethe Louise Vogt. He was a son-in-law of politician Jacob Aall Bonnevie, the father of Conrad Bonnevie-Svendsen, and grandfather of

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. He was a brother-in-law of physicist and meteorologist

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, patent engineer Alfred Jørgen Bryn, biologist

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and feminist Margarete Bonnevie.

Career

While a theological student, Svendsen started working as a teacher for the deaf in Christiania. He eventually travelled to Denmark, Switzerland, Italy, France and Germany to make further studies on the education of deaf. In 1895 he was ordained priest for the deaf in Norway. In 1898 he founded the institution ''Hjemmet for Døve'', a home for the deaf in Nordstrand, and he edited the magazine ''De Døves Blad''. His publications include ''Om Døvstummes Undervisning'' from 1889, ''De døvstumme, deres Opdragelse i Hjem og Skole'' from 1893, and ''Husandagtsbog, ordnet efter kirkeaaret'' from 1901. A relief of Svendsen, sculptured by

Nic Schiøll Nicolai Marius "Nic" Schiøll (10 October 1901 – 29 December 1984) was a Norwegian sculptor and painter. He was most known for his public works, ornamental sculptures and memorials. Biography Schiøll was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), N ...

, is located at ''Hjemmet for Døve''.

References

1862 births 1943 deaths Clergy from Bergen 19th-century Norwegian Lutheran clergy Schoolteachers from Bergen Norwegian magazine editors Norwegian disability rights activists 20th-century Norwegian Lutheran clergy Educators of the deaf {{Edu-bio-stub