Education
He graduated as candidate.miner.
He graduated as candidate.miner.
In 1840. He first worked in Trondhjem as a mine superindendent, later at the Kongsberg Silver Mines. He was mayor of Kongsberg for three months in 1851, being succeeded by Jens Landmark. From 1860 to 1877 he was a professor in physical geography at the University of Christiania.
Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters]
He was a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.