Hans Nielsen Hauge
Hans Nielsen Hauge | |
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| Born | 3 April 1771 Rolvsøy, Tune, Norway |
| Died | 29 March 1824 (aged 52) Christiania, Norway |
| Venerated in | Lutheran Church |
| Feast | Lutheran Church:
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Hans Nielsen Hauge (3 April 1771 – 29 March 1824) was a 19th-century Norwegian Lutheran lay minister, spiritual leader, business entrepreneur, social reformer and author. He led a noted Pietism revival known as the Haugean movement. Hauge is also considered to have been influential in the early industrialization of Norway.