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Birth Name: Edvard Hagerup Grieg
Date of Birth: 15 June, 1843
Place of Birth: Bergen, Sweden-Norway (now Norway)
Date of Death: 4 September, 1907
Place of Death: Bergen, Norway
Ethnicity: Norwegian, as well as Scottish, German, Danish, Swedish, and Dutch
Edvard Grieg was a Norwegian composer and pianist. He was one of the leading Romantic era composers. His music is part of the classical repertoire worldwide.
He was the son of Gesine Judithe (Hagerup), a music teacher, and Alexander Grieg, a merchant, and the British Vice-Consul in Bergen. Edvard was married to Danish-Norwegian lyric soprano Nina Grieg (born Nina Hagerup), until his death, with whom he had a daughter. Evard and Nina were first cousins.
Edvard was a first cousin, twice removed, of Canadian pianist Glenn Gould . Edvard’s paternal grandparents, John Grieg and Maren Regine Haslund, were also Glenn’s maternal great-great-grandparents.
Edvard’s paternal grandfather was John Grieg (the son of Alexander Grieg/Greig and Margrethe Elisabeth Heitmann/Heitmand). John was born in Bergen, Hordaland, Norway. Alexander was born in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the son of John Jameson Grig/Greig/Grieg and Anne/Ann/Anna Milne. He moved to Norway for his business interests. Edvard’s great-grandmother Margrethe was born in Bergen, Hordaland, Norway, the daughter of Jan Magnus Heitmann and Karen Iwersdatter Gram.
Edvard’s paternal grandmother was Maren Regine Haslund (the daughter of Niels Nielsen Haslund and Catharina Hedvig Kierumgaard). Maren was born in Bergen, Hordaland, Norway. Niels was born in Aalborg, Nordjylland, Denmark, the son of Niels Nielsen Haslund and Maren Jacobsdatter. Catharina was born in Bergen, Hordaland, Norway, the daughter of Jens Andersen Kierumgaard, whose father was Danish, and of Catharine Hedewig Echoff, who was of part German descent.
Edvard’s maternal grandfather was Edvard Hagerup (the son of Bishop Eiler Kongel/Hagerup and Edvardine Magdalene Margrethe/Margarethe Christie). Edvard’s grandfather Edvard was born in Kristiansand, Vest-Agder, Norway. Eiler was the son of Eiler Bertelsen Kongel and Laurentze Spydeberg/Stub. Edvardine was the daughter of Edvard Davidsen Christie, whose father was of Scottish descent; and of Magdalene Margrethe Koren, who was of part German ancestry.
Edvard’s maternal grandmother was Ingeborg Benedicte Krohn Janson (the daughter of Hermann/Herman Didrich/Didrik Damsgård/Janson/Jansen and Christiane Benedicte Krohn). Ingeborg was born in Bergen, Hordaland, Norway. Hermann was an estate owner, merchant, and court agent. He was the son of Helmich Damsgård/Jansen, who was born in the Netherlands, to Norwegian parents; and of Gensine Judithe Dwerhagen, whose parents were German and Danish, respectively. Christiane was the daughter of Wollert Clausen Krohn, whose father was German, from Diedrichshagen, Mecklenburh, and who had other German roots; and of Ingeborg Benedicta Danckertsen, who was also of part German descent.
Source: Genealogy of Edvard Grieg – https://www.geni.com