Emigrant Info
| Origin (Norway) | father from Kvelve, Vikedal, near Stavanger |
| Settled in | Madison |
| State | Wisconsin |
| Location | Madison, Wisconsin |
| Information | Teacher at Wisconsin University from 1869; professor of Scandinavian languages and literature, 1875–1885; U.S. Ambassador to Denmark, 1885–1889; publisher and editor of the magazine Amerika in Madison from 1898; author of several other books. |
| Source | Ulvestad, page 515, 422 |
| Cross reference | Son of #K1271, brother of #A743 |