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Historical records matching Sakfører Richard Sophus Sartz
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About Sakfører Richard Sophus Sartz
An interesting Norwegian is Richard Sophus Nielsen Sartz. He was born in Stryn, North Fjord, Norway. He spent most of his childhood in Larvik, his early youth in Christiania [Oslo] and Farsund. He came to the United States in 1879.
It took a long time to become accustomed to American ways. He became a citizen in 1885, but his soul was still in Norway.
In 1889 he began to publish Krydseren, a monthly paper, in New York. In 1887 he came to Minneapolis as the editor of the Minneapolis Daglig Tidende (Minneapolis Daily Times). Later he became editor of Norden, in Chicago. In 1895 [in Chicago] his leg was amputated, the result of blood poisoning. In 1908 he became a translator for the [United States] Department of Agriculture.
He was one of those who organized the National Norwegian League.
Baptism - # 26.
1870: Student.
1873: Cand. jur.
Redaktør i Chicago.
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Sakfører Richard Sophus Sartz's Timeline
| 1852 |
June 30, 1852
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Stryn, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway
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August 25, 1852
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Stryn, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway
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| 1878 |
August 16, 1878
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Skoger, Buskerud, Norway
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| 1881 |
March 30, 1881
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Skoger, Buskerud, Norway
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| 1920 |
June 20, 1920
Age 67
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