Severin Eskeland (1880-1964)
Severin Eskeland was a Norwegian educator, biographer and elected official.Biography
Eskeland was born at Stord in Hordaland, Norway. He was the son of Øystein Larsson Eskeland and Mari Larsdotter Vatna. He was the brother of Lars Eskeland.
He received a degree from Hans Nielsen Hauges Minde in Kristiania during 1903. From 1903–05, he studied at the University of Kristiania, but did not take the final exam. He also conducted study trips to Germany, Switzerland and France.
From 1903 to 1950 he was employed in the field of education. He worked at schools in Oslo, Kristiansand, Notodden and Levanger until 1917. He was Rector at the Stord Teachers College from 1917 to 1950. He wrote textbooks on history, physics and Old Norse. Additionally he wrote biographies on Rasmus Løland, Thomas von Westen, Vladimir Lenin and Thomas More. He also served as mayor of Stord from 1935 to 1942.
In 1908, he married Olga Dorothea Olsen and was the father of Ivar Eskeland.Selected works
