# Jacob Neumann

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**Jacob Neumann** (13 July 1772 – 25 January 1848) was a Norwegian bishop.

## Personal life

He was born in [Strømsø](/source/Str%C3%B8ms%C3%B8) as a son of Hans Neumann (1745–1789) and Annechen Johanne Blom (1754–1773), and a grandson of [Jakob Hansen Neumann](/source/Jakob_Hansen_Neumann). He was also a first cousin of [Gustav Peter Blom](/source/Gustav_Peter_Blom) and [Gustava Kielland](/source/Gustava_Kielland) and a second cousin of [Christian Blom](/source/Christian_Blom).[1]

In February 1800 in Copenhagen, he married pharmacist's daughter Justine Marie Agnete Bruun (1780–1838). They had the grandchildren [Henrik](/source/Henrik_Mohn), [Jakob](/source/Jakob_Mohn) and [Emanuel Mohn](/source/Emanuel_Mohn) and [Kristofer Janson](/source/Kristofer_Janson).[1]

## Career

He studied under [Christian Kølle](/source/Christian_K%C3%B8lle) at [Snarøya](/source/Snar%C3%B8ya) from 1781 to 1785 and in [Elsinore](/source/Elsinore) from 1785 to 1787, before enrolling at the [University of Copenhagen](/source/University_of_Copenhagen), where he graduated in 1796 with the [cand.theol.](/source/Cand.theol.) degree. He took the [dr.philos.](/source/Dr.philos.) degree in [church history](/source/Church_history) in 1799 on the thesis *Historia primatus Lundensis*. He worked as a private tutor until 1799, when he became [curate](/source/Curate) in [Asker](/source/Asker). In 1805 he was promoted to [vicar](/source/Vicar). He continued writing, being one of the last [Rationalists](/source/Rationalism) in Norway. In 1811 he published *Doctor M. Luthers lille Katechismus*, a version of [Martin Luther](/source/Martin_Luther)'s [catechism](/source/Catechism).[1] He was elected to the first session of the [Parliament of Norway](/source/Parliament_of_Norway) in 1814, representing [Agershus Amt](/source/Akershus).[2] In 1819 he became [dean](/source/Dean_(religion)) of [Drammen](/source/Drammen) in 1819. In 1822 he was promoted to bishop of the [Diocese of Bjørgvin](/source/Diocese_of_Bj%C3%B8rgvin). He was a member of *[Det nyttige Selskab](/source/Det_nyttige_Selskab)* in [Bergen](/source/Bergen), and was a co-founder of [Bergens Sparebank](/source/Bergens_Sparebank) in 1823 and [Bergen Museum](/source/Bergen_Museum) in 1825. He also served as deputy representative to Parliament in 1824.[1]

He was decorated with the [Order of the Dannebrog](/source/Order_of_the_Dannebrog) in 1811 and the [Order of the Polar Star](/source/Order_of_the_Polar_Star) in 1815. He died in January 1848 in Bergen.[1]

## References

1. Fossen, Anders Bjarne. ["Jacob Neumann"](http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Jacob_Neumann/utdypning) (in Norwegian). *[Norsk biografisk leksikon](/source/Norsk_biografisk_leksikon)*. [Helle, Knut](/source/Knut_Helle) (ed.). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 5 January 2010.

1. ["Jacob Neumann"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110527203250/http://www.nsd.uib.no/polsys/index.cfm?urlname=polsys&lan=&MenuItem=N1_1&ChildItem=&State=collapse&UttakNr=33&person=12147) (in Norwegian). Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD). Archived from [the original](http://www.nsd.uib.no/polsys/index.cfm?urlname=polsys&lan=&MenuItem=N1_1&ChildItem=&State=collapse&UttakNr=33&person=12147) on May 27, 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2010.

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