Background
Haagen Krog Steffens was born in Christiania, the son of physician Henrich Steffens (1841-1984) and Asta Falch. Both his father and grandfather were doctors and his family fostered a number of prominent individuals.
archivist genealogist historian
Haagen Krog Steffens was born in Christiania, the son of physician Henrich Steffens (1841-1984) and Asta Falch. Both his father and grandfather were doctors and his family fostered a number of prominent individuals.
Steffens attended Christiania Cathedral School. Steffens graduated with a Candidate of Law degree in 1897.
Steffens belonged to a family originating in Holstein. Later he had a series of studies at archives in Sweden, Denmark, Germany and Belgium. He was hired was an archivist in the National Archival Services of Norway and had a decisive influence on the archive system.
He is best known as a very diligent genealogists.
His most important works were Norske slægter, released in two volumes in 1912 and 1915. Den norske Centraladministrasjons Historie 1814-1914, released in 1914.
And Kragerø bys historie, released in 1916. He wrote genealogies of several families, including the Mogensen, Mathiesen, Rod and Aall families.
He was a published in both Morgenbladet and Aftenposten.