Sunnmøre Practical Agricultural Society
The Sunnmøre Practical Agricultural Society. The Norwegian Welfare Society was established in 1809 with its own district committee for Sunnmøre, and this district committee contained the same persons as the leadership of the agricultural society.Members
Those present at the founding meeting:
- Melchior Falch, magistrate
- Peder Nerem, provost
- Schieldrop, lieutenant
- Christian Meldal, priest
- Johannes Brun, priest
- Peder Finde Astrup from Spjelkavik
- Jens Lindorph, customs official
- Arnoldus Heide, merchant
- Andreas Luth, merchant
- Nils Hagerup, merchant
- Johannes Boldt, merchant
- Jochum C. Rode, merchant
- Ole Honningdal, merchant
Members that joined later:
- Sivert Aarflot, editor
- Ole Alsing, bailiff in Sunnmøre
- Nicolai Astrup, priest
- Johan Christopher Haar Daae, priest
- Claus Frimann, priest
- Christian F. Hagerup, provost, son of Eiler Hansen Hagerup
- Ole Sevrin Kildal, magistrate
- Joachim de Knagenhielm, county governor
- Ludolf Krohn, priest
- Andreas Landmark, bailiff
- Nils L. Landmark, magistrate and politician
- Ludvig Pontoppidan, priest, son of Erik Pontoppidan
- Carl Rønneberg, businessman
- Peter Frederik Suhm, historian
- Laurits Weidemann, official
Honorary members:
