The family of Norwegian master baker and business manager Olaf Andreas Jens Wilhelm Munthe (1851- 1914) and his wife Helene Andrea Støren (1857–1939), photographed in ab. 1905 - 1908 by the Oslo photographer Gustav Borgen.
One of the sons, Abraham Wilhelm Støren Munthe (1883–1965) became the head librarian of the University in Oslo. The daughter Lagertha Munthe (1888 – 1984) became a painter. The youngest daughter, Karen Munthe, died in 1920 at the age of 20.
Munthe is a Norwegian family which is believed to have its origin in Gent, Flanders. Ludvig Munthe - a resident of Lübeck, Germany - born ab. 1520 is counted as the first ever known member of the family. His son Ludvig, who was bishop of Bergen, became the founder of the Munthe family in Norway. (Another brother, Hans Munthe, became the founder of the Swedish branch of the family.)
One of the sons, Abraham Wilhelm Støren Munthe (1883–1965) became the head librarian of the University in Oslo. The daughter Lagertha Munthe (1888 – 1984) became a painter. The youngest daughter, Karen Munthe, died in 1920 at the age of 20.
Munthe is a Norwegian family which is believed to have its origin in Gent, Flanders. Ludvig Munthe - a resident of Lübeck, Germany - born ab. 1520 is counted as the first ever known member of the family. His son Ludvig, who was bishop of Bergen, became the founder of the Munthe family in Norway. (Another brother, Hans Munthe, became the founder of the Swedish branch of the family.)
