Background
Nergaard was born on March 28, 1873 in Glomstad in the municipality of Åmot in Hedmark County, Norway to Syver Pedersen Nergaard (1829–1912) and Valborg Olsdatter Aaset (1835-1924).
Nergaard was born on March 28, 1873 in Glomstad in the municipality of Åmot in Hedmark County, Norway to Syver Pedersen Nergaard (1829–1912) and Valborg Olsdatter Aaset (1835-1924).
He graduated from the Hamar Seminary in 1893 and then served as a teacher at various elementary schools in Elverum.
From 1927 to 1930 he headed the Norwegian film censorship agency (Norwegian: Statens filmkontroll. Now part of the Norwegian Media Authority), and was then appointed school principal at Hamar. He served on the district council, in its presidency, and on the school board and a number of other boards, including Det Norske Samlaget press
He died on January 21, 1932 in Hamar.
Skirbekk, Håvard. 1972. Sigurd Nergaard og hans ætt (Sigurd Nergaard and His Family).
Hamar: Elverum trykk.