Ernst Sars

Ernst Sars
Ernst Sars (ca. 1883)
Born	(1835-10-11)11 October 1835 Kinn, Norway
Died	27 January 1917(1917-01-27) (aged 81) Aker, Norway
Nationality	Norwegian
Alma mater	University of Oslo
Occupation(s)	Professor, historian, author and editor
Notable work	Udsigt over den norske Historie, 1873-1891
Parents	Michael Sars Maren Welhaven
Relatives	Eva Nansen (sister) Georg Ossian Sars (brother) Fridtjof Nansen (brother-in-law) Odd Nansen (nephew) Johan Sebastian Welhaven (uncle) Elisabeth Welhaven (aunt) Hjalmar Welhaven (cousin) Kristian Welhaven (cousin)
Awards	Crown Prince's gold medal - 1856

Johan Ernst Welhaven Sars (11 October 1835 – 27 January 1917) was a Norwegian professor, historian, author and editor. Assuming perspectives from the positivism philosophical school, his main work was Udsigt over den norske Historie, four volumes issued from 1873 to 1891. He co-edited the magazines Nyt norsk Tidskrift from 1877 to 1878, and Nyt Tidsskrift from 1882 to 1887. He was politically active for the Liberal Party of Norway and among the party's most central theoreticians.^[1]