Peter Andreas Amundsen Morell (1 January 1868 – 30 January 1948) was a Norwegian farmer and politician. Peter Morell was born in Aker (now

Akershus Akershus () is a county in Norway, with Oslo as its administrative centre, though Oslo is not located within Akershus. Akershus has been a region in Eastern Norway with Oslo as its main city since the Middle Ages, and is named after the Akers ...

), Norway. He was the son of Ole Amundsen (1827–85) and Johanna Gustava Kjelin (1844–1918). Morrell took over the Nedre Grefsen farm which had been purchased by his father in 1855. He later took over the nearby farms Storo (1889) and Østre Grefsen (1895) . Morell was the mayor of Aker (1902–1907) and (1911–1916). He was elected to the

Storting The Storting ( ; ) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It is located in Oslo. The Unicameralism, unicameral parliament has 169 members and is elected every four years based on party-list propo ...

between 1903 and 1912. He was the Norwegian Minister of Social Affairs in the government formed by Ivar Lykke (1926 to 1928). In 1890, he married Hanna Astrup (1869–1933), daughter of Harald Astrup. Her brothers included the architects Henning Astrup (1864–1896) and

Thorvald Astrup Thorvald Astrup (18 May 1876 – 12 August 1940) was a Norwegian architect, particularly known for industrial architecture. He was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was the son of city captain Harald Astrup and Johanne Emilie Smith. ...

(1876–1940), Arctic explorer

Eivind Astrup Eivind Astrup (; 17 September 1871 – 27 December 1895) was a Norwegian explorer and writer. Astrup participated in Robert Peary's Peary expedition to Greenland of 1891–92, expedition to Greenland in 1891–92 and mapped northern Greenland. ...

(1871–1895) and member of Parliament Sigurd Astrup (1873–1949). Peter Morell established a foundation (''Hanna og Peter Andreas Morells legat'') in support of higher education for residents of

Grefsen image:Grefsen kirke 20080531-1.jpg, thumbnail, 250px, Grefsen Church Grefsen is a neighbourhood in the city of Oslo, Norway. Grefsen was a part of the municipality of Aker, Norway, Aker before the Second World War, later incorporated into Oslo. ...

. The neighbourhood, which was named after the Grefsen farm, was later incorporated into the district of

Nordre Aker Nordre Aker (Northern Aker) is a borough of the city of Oslo, Norway. History This area became part of the city of Oslo in 1948. Before that it was a part of the former Aker municipality in Akershus county. Demographics and housing With a pop ...

Oslo Oslo ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,064,235 in 2022 ...

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''Grefsen a Hundred Years Ago''
( Historielaget Grefsen • Kjelsås • Nydalen) 1868 births 1948 deaths Government ministers of Norway Politicians from Aker Mayors of places in Akershus Members of the Storting 1904–1906 Members of the Storting 1910–1912 Members of the Storting 1919–1921 Members of the Storting 1922–1924 Members of the Storting 1925–1927 {{Norway-politician-1860s-stub