Erik Pontoppidan the younger was a Danish Lutheran pastor. He was the bishop of Bergen, Norway (then ruled by Denmark), 1747-1755. Erik was influenced by the Pietist movement and was a prolific author. His most influential work was an explanation of Luhter's smaller catechism ( Explanation of Luther's Small Catechism, which all school Norwegian school children learned until the middle of the 20th century. He also wrote the first natural history of Norway.Erik Pontoppidan the younger was a Danish Lutheran pastor. He was the bishop of Bergen, Norway (then ruled by Denmark), 1747-1755. Erik was influenced by the Pietist movement and was a prolific author. His most influential work was an explanation of Luhter's smaller catechism ( Explanation of Luther's Small Catechism, which all school Norwegian school children learned until the middle of the 20th century. He also wrote the first natural history of Norway....more
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