Background
He was born in Christiania to Nils Svensson and Karen Andersdatter Killerud. He had lost his father at the age of seven, and was raised by district stipendiary magistrate (sorenskriver) Jens Stub.
farmer member of the Parliament of Norway
He was born in Christiania to Nils Svensson and Karen Andersdatter Killerud. He had lost his father at the age of seven, and was raised by district stipendiary magistrate (sorenskriver) Jens Stub.
Landmark first earned his living by helping out at the magistrate office of Jens Stub. With Stub"s help, Nils Landmark moved to Copenhagen to study. He graduated as candidate.jur. in 1797, and was hired as an attorney at the magistrate office.
In 1808 Landmark was promoted to district stipendiary magistrate of Sunnfjord.
He settled at the farm Tysse in Fjaler in 1809. Under Landmark"s household, the farm Tysse was expanded and improved into a so-called model farm.
He was one of the first people in the district to commence organized forest planting. Especially fraxinus excelsior, ulmus glabra, salix og acer platanoides.
Besides this he specialized in fruit trees.
He founded the organization Det Holmedalske Sogneselskab, one of the earlier agricultural organizations in the district, and served as chairman for many years. In 1821 he was elected to the Norwegian Parliament, representing the constituency of Nordre Bergenhus Amt. Nils Landmark retired from the position as district stipendiary magistrate in 1852.
He died in 1859 in Fjaler.