Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Sofus Anton Birger Arctander (22 January 1845-August 1924) was a politician with the Liberal Party of Norway and served as acting Prime Minister of Norway.Sofus Arctander was born in Kristiansand in Vest-Agder county, Norway. He was a teacher and librarian in Selje and Nordfjordeid. He took his a law degree at the University of Christiania in 1870. He later served as police magistrate in Lofoten. Arctander lived in Hadsel in Nordland, where he was deputy judge and bailiff 1872-1884.He became a member of the Parliament of Norway in 1879. He was Minister of the Interior 1884–1885, Norwegian state secretary in Stockholm 1885–1886, Minister of the Interior 1886-1888, Norwegian Minister of Trade 1905–1907, acting Prime Minister 1905 and Minister of Trade 1907–1908 and 1910. Arctander subsequently become mayor of Kristiania 1908-1920. In 1887, he was promoted to Commander with Star (Commander 1st Class) of the Order of St. Olav. Arctander also was appointed a Grand Cross of the Order of Dannebrog (Denmark) and a Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star (Sweden). He was an honorary member and founder of Nordlendingenes Forening and in 1912 he was awarded the Petter Dass Medal (Petter Dass-medaljen). Arctander died in the Lifjell Mountains of Telemark one day in August 1924, the exact date uncertain. He had been missing for some days when he was found dead.He was the father of Signy Arctander.. }
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- Sofus_Arctander abstract "Sofus Anton Birger Arctander (22 January 1845-August 1924) was a politician with the Liberal Party of Norway and served as acting Prime Minister of Norway.Sofus Arctander was born in Kristiansand in Vest-Agder county, Norway. He was a teacher and librarian in Selje and Nordfjordeid. He took his a law degree at the University of Christiania in 1870. He later served as police magistrate in Lofoten. Arctander lived in Hadsel in Nordland, where he was deputy judge and bailiff 1872-1884.He became a member of the Parliament of Norway in 1879. He was Minister of the Interior 1884–1885, Norwegian state secretary in Stockholm 1885–1886, Minister of the Interior 1886-1888, Norwegian Minister of Trade 1905–1907, acting Prime Minister 1905 and Minister of Trade 1907–1908 and 1910. Arctander subsequently become mayor of Kristiania 1908-1920. In 1887, he was promoted to Commander with Star (Commander 1st Class) of the Order of St. Olav. Arctander also was appointed a Grand Cross of the Order of Dannebrog (Denmark) and a Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star (Sweden). He was an honorary member and founder of Nordlendingenes Forening and in 1912 he was awarded the Petter Dass Medal (Petter Dass-medaljen). Arctander died in the Lifjell Mountains of Telemark one day in August 1924, the exact date uncertain. He had been missing for some days when he was found dead.He was the father of Signy Arctander.".