1. Personal life

2. Career

3. References

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^[1] as the son of priest Hans Christian Caspar Seip (1812-1872) and grandson of military officer and politician Andreas Martin Seip (1790–1850).^[2]

Through his brother, priest Jens Laurits Arup Seip, Karl was the uncle of Hans Kristian Seip and Didrik Arup Seip, and a granduncle of Hans Kristian and Jens Arup Seip. Through another brother, priest Martin Fredrik Seip, Karl was a granduncle of Helge and Martin Fredrik Seip.^[2]

Career

Karl Seip graduated with the cand.theol. degree in 1873, and was hired as a teacher at the Botsfengselet prison the next year. He was then appointed vicar in Åfjord in 1883 and in Fosen in 1890. From 1898 to 1908 he worked as school director in the Diocese of Trondhjem.^[1]

In 1908, when the Liberal first cabinet Knudsen assumed office, Seip was appointed as Minister of Education and Church Affairs. He was granted a leave of absence on 8 July 1909,^[3] his place taken by acting Minister Knut Johannes Hougen.^[4] Seip died only two months later.^[5]

References

• Across the board
• Across the Border
• Across the Border (disambiguation)
• Across the Border (ViViD Single)
• Across the Border (Vivid song)
• Across the Bridge
• Across the Bridge of Hope
• Across the Broad Atlantic
• Across the Desert
• Across the Great Divide (song)
• Across the Great Divide (The Band song)
• Across the Hall (2009 film)
• Across the Imaginary Divide
• Across The Line
• Across the Line (disambiguation)
• Across the Niger
• Across the Ocean
• Across the Plains (1910 film)
• Across the Plains (1911 film)
• Across the Plains (1928 film)
• Across the Plains (1939 film)
• Across the Plains (book)
• Across the Sea of Time
• Across the Seventh Sea
• Across the Sierras