Background
He was born in Fana a son of dean Iver Munthe Daae (1771–1849) and Edvardine Fritzner. His father was mayor of Fana from 1838 to 1839.
He was born in Fana a son of dean Iver Munthe Daae (1771–1849) and Edvardine Fritzner. His father was mayor of Fana from 1838 to 1839.
Daae finished his secondary education at Bergen Cathedral School in 1825, and took the candidate.theol. degree already in 1828. He was instead appointed as vicar in Stord in 1834. In 1838 he was hired as teacher and manager at Stord Teacher"s Seminary, a position he held until 1860.
Daae was elected to the Parliament of Norway from the constituency Søndre Bergenhus Amt in 1848, and served one term.
From 1861 to 1865 he was a vicar in Trondhjem. He was elected as a fellow of the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters in 1861.
From 1865 to 1867 he served as the dean in Bergen Cathedral. He died in November 1896 in Bergen.
He continued to study, and worked on a thesis to become a licentiate. However, he never came to defend his thesis.