Introduction
Born: February 24, 1836, Gildeskål, Nordland, Norway.
Died: January 17, 1902, Oslo, Norway.
Buried: Vår Frelsers Cemetery, Oslo, Norway.
Born: February 24, 1836, Gildeskål, Nordland, Norway.
Died: January 17, 1902, Oslo, Norway.
Buried: Vår Frelsers Cemetery, Oslo, Norway.
A theologian and professor of Hebrew, Blix wrote his doctoral dissertation on The Words for Lord and King in Hebrew.
He was for many years a professor of Semitic languages at Oslo University, served as the Norwegian Minister of Ecclesiastical Affairs, and was instrumental in introducing the Nynorsk language into Norwegian hymnody.