Background
He was born in Copenhagen, and studied at the University of Copenhagen.
He was born in Copenhagen, and studied at the University of Copenhagen.
University of Copenhagen.
He graduated with the candidate.theol. degree, and moved to Norway in 1754. He was a staunch Pietist and was influenced by Erik Pontoppidan. He is known as a curate in Bergen from 1775 to 1811, and also as the maternal grandfather of the famous poet Johan Sebastian Cammermeyer Welhaven.
