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Johan Wallace Hagelsteen Bøgh (27 May 1848 – 22 July 1933) was a Norwegian museum director and art historian based in the city of Bergen.

Personal life

He was born in Bergen as the son of district stipendiary magistrate Ole Bøgh (1810–1872) and his wife Anna Dorothea Sagen (1809–1850). He was the brother of

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. On the maternal side he was a grandson of Lyder Sagen. In October 1875 he married Wenche Gran (1852–1916), a daughter of merchant

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and granddaughter of politician

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. Their son

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was a notable jurist and tourism administrator. His wife was a sister of

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, and his wife's sister Hanne married

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Career

After school, Bøgh first had a short stay at the Royal Frederick University, where he became involved in the

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. He then tried his talent as a fiction writer, but failed to break through. He then held various jobs in the cultural sector in Bergen. Among others, he helped found the theatre Den Nationale Scene in 1876, was the first chairman of the board and later artistic leader during four seasons. He founded the

West Norway Museum of Decorative Art The West Norway Museum of Decorative Art ( no, Permanenten Vestlandske kunstindustrimuseum), also referred to as KODE 1, is located in Bergen, Norway. It was established in 1887 at the initiative of Johan Bøgh. In 1896 the museum moved into a pe ...

in 1889, and was manager for this institution until 1931, when he retired 83 years old. The latter institution benefitted from donations from Christian Sundt and Johan Munthe. He also helped found ''Norske Museers Landsforbund'', a forerunner of ''Norges Museumsforbund''. After his abandoned education in Kristiania, Bøgh had undertaken independent study trips in continental Europe, and he was able to publish several books on art history. He was also involved in

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, and was an honorary member of ''Vestlandske Kunstindustriforening'' from 1932. He was a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters from 1913 to his death. He was proclaimed a Knight, First Class of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav in 1899, and was upgraded to Commander in 1926. He was also a Knight of the Danish

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and the Russian

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. He died in 1933 in Bergen.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bogh, Johan 1848 births 1933 deaths Curators from Bergen Directors of museums in Norway Norwegian art historians Norwegian theatre critics Members of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Knights of the Order of the Dannebrog Recipients of the Order of Saint Stanislaus (Russian)