Niels Henrik Abel
Niels Henrik Abel
On August 5th, 1802, Soren George Abel and Marie Simonsen gave birth to their son Niels Henrik Abel. Niels Able was born in Nedstrand, Norway (Encyclopedia Britannica). Niels grew up in a very religious family. His father, Soren had a degree in theology and philosophy. Soren was a pastor at Finnoy. As well as his father being a pastor, Niels’ grandfather, Hans Mathias Abel was a pastor at Gjerstad; where Niels’ father Soren was a chaplain during his childhood (WOLFRAM RESEARCH). When Hans passed away, Soren took over as pastor in Gjerstad. Niels’ mother, Marie was brought up in Risor, where her father Niels Henrik Saxlid Simonsen was considered the wealthiest man in Risor. In Gjerstad Marie was use to the luxurious life, thus she was in charge of throwing the balls and gatherings. (Encyclopedia Britannica) It was said that Marie was not very interested in the upbringing of their children but instead, spent a lot of time with alcohol (WOLFRAM RESEARCH).
Being elected a representative of Storting, Soren created a contact with the Cathedral School in Christiania or also known as Olso, where instead of sending his eldest son Hans, Soren sent Niels (Encyclopedia Britannica). In 1815, Niels entered the Cathedral School at the age of 13. In 1816, Niels’ older brother Hans joined him at Olso. Hans and Niels shared the same room as well as sharing classes and much more at Olso. Niels and Hans loved to share rooms together and they didn’t mind sharing classes together. Although Hans was always being the one to flaunt that he was receiving better grades in the classes they shared, there was a different take on which one of the two Able brothers was the smarter of the two. This fact was proven in 1818 when Olso hired Brent Michael Holmboe, a new Mathematics professor whom had a different perspective about the brothers. Brent would send home work for the students to do and realized that Niels was very good at mathematics and he himself told Niels that he
On August 5th, 1802, Soren George Abel and Marie Simonsen gave birth to their son Niels Henrik Abel. Niels Able was born in Nedstrand, Norway (Encyclopedia Britannica). Niels grew up in a very religious family. His father, Soren had a degree in theology and philosophy. Soren was a pastor at Finnoy. As well as his father being a pastor, Niels’ grandfather, Hans Mathias Abel was a pastor at Gjerstad; where Niels’ father Soren was a chaplain during his childhood (WOLFRAM RESEARCH). When Hans passed away, Soren took over as pastor in Gjerstad. Niels’ mother, Marie was brought up in Risor, where her father Niels Henrik Saxlid Simonsen was considered the wealthiest man in Risor. In Gjerstad Marie was use to the luxurious life, thus she was in charge of throwing the balls and gatherings. (Encyclopedia Britannica) It was said that Marie was not very interested in the upbringing of their children but instead, spent a lot of time with alcohol (WOLFRAM RESEARCH).
Being elected a representative of Storting, Soren created a contact with the Cathedral School in Christiania or also known as Olso, where instead of sending his eldest son Hans, Soren sent Niels (Encyclopedia Britannica). In 1815, Niels entered the Cathedral School at the age of 13. In 1816, Niels’ older brother Hans joined him at Olso. Hans and Niels shared the same room as well as sharing classes and much more at Olso. Niels and Hans loved to share rooms together and they didn’t mind sharing classes together. Although Hans was always being the one to flaunt that he was receiving better grades in the classes they shared, there was a different take on which one of the two Able brothers was the smarter of the two. This fact was proven in 1818 when Olso hired Brent Michael Holmboe, a new Mathematics professor whom had a different perspective about the brothers. Brent would send home work for the students to do and realized that Niels was very good at mathematics and he himself told Niels that he