Kai Møller

Kai Bisgaard Anker Møller (May 22, 1859 – September 22, 1940) was a Norwegian land owner and politician.[1]

Kai Møller
Born(1859-05-22)22 May 1859
Halden, Norway
Died22 September 1940(1940-09-22) (aged 81)
NationalityNorwegian
Occupationland owner and politician
Spouse(s)Katti Anker Møller
ChildrenTove Mohr

Biography

Møller was born at Dyrendal near Halden in Østfold, Norway. He was the son of Edvard Johannes Møller (1819–85) and Diderikke Annette Anker (1838-1912). The family moved to Thorsø Manor (Thorsø herregård) at Torsnes when his father took over the estate. He attended Christiania Cathedral School and graduated in 1877. He graduated from the College of Agriculture (Høiere landbruksskole) (now Norwegian University of Life Sciences) at Ås in Akershus during 1880. This was followed by studies in Denmark and the United Kingdom. In 1885 he took over the Thorsø estate.[2][3]

He served as mayor of Torsnes for several years and held a number of other municipal positions. He was elected to the Parliament of Norway from 1900 to 1903, representing Smaalenenes amt (now Østfold). He was a member of the Liberal Party.[4][5]

In 1889, he married his cousin Katti Anker Møller. daughter of Herman Anker (1839–1896). They were the parents of physician Tove Mohr. [6][7] [8]

References
  1. "Kai Møller". Tune Historielag. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  2. "History of Thorsø Herregård". Thorsø Herregård. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  3. "Den høiere Landbruksskole i Aas - Bygninger fra 1859 til 1897". Norges miljø- og biovitenskapelige universitet. Archived from the original on March 8, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  4. Jacobsen, Frank Kiel. "Kai Møller". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  5. Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Kai Bisgaard Anker Møller". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  6. "Katti Anker Møller". Norsk Kvinnesaksforening. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  7. "Herman Anker (1839–1896)". lokalhistoriewiki.no/wiki. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  8. Schrumpf, Ellen. "Tove Mohr". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  • Odd Grande (1961) Kai Møller, herren til Thorsø (Oslo: Gyldendal) OCLC 14113296
  • Tove Mohr (1976) Katti Anker Møller: en banebryter (Oslo. Tiden Norsk Forlag) ISBN 82-10-01258-4
Cultural offices
Preceded by
Christian Michelsen		 Chancellor of the Order Council
1925–1932		 Succeeded by
Jørgen Blydt


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