Kristian Magdalon Bing
Norwegian jurist, author and mountaineer
Kristian Magdalon Bing (30 May 1862 – 6 July 1935) was a Norwegian jurist, author and mountaineer. He is commonly credited for re-introducing the tradition of celebrating Olsok (1897) and reviving it as an annual ceremony commemorating the death of St. Olav at Stiklestad.
Biography
Bing was born in Bergen, Norway. His parents were Lars Hess Bing (1833-1870) and Christine Marie Ingebrechtsen (1837-1935). He father was a judge in Sunnhordland. Bing earned a law degree and starting practicing in his hometown in 1891 after serving a year as editor at the newspaper Bergens Tidende. He was also a writer perhaps most associated with the work, Guttekorpsene i Bergen from 1889.
Bing was a pioneer in climbing in Norway, and made several first ascents of mountains and glaciers. He was a capable mountaineer and the first on a number of peaks and glaciers between Finnmark and Folgefonna.
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