(1791-11-16)16 November 1791 Bø, Telemark, Denmark-Norway
Died
6 July 1849(1849-07-06) (aged 57) Fredericia, Denmark
Personal best
9.5 m (31 ft) Eidsberg Church, Norway (22 November 1808)
Olaf Rye (16 November 1791 – 6 July 1849) was a Norwegian-Danish military officer. He died in battle during the First Schleswig War and is considered to have been a Danish war hero.[1]
^Carl Frederik Bricka. "Olaf Rye (1791–1849)". Dansk biografisk Lexikon. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
OlafRye (16 November 1791 – 6 July 1849) was a Norwegian-Danish military officer. He died in battle during the First Schleswig War and is considered to...
OlafRyes plass ("OlafRye's Square") is a square and park placed centrally in the Grünerløkka borough of Oslo, Norway. It is more or less square in shape...
Kristiane Elisabeth Gasmann. He was a nephew of OlafRye and Johan Henrik Rye, and brother of Niels Mathias Rye. In 1865 he married naval captain's daughter...
century. The recorded origins of the first ski jump trace back to 1808, when OlafRye reached 9.5 m (31 ft). Sondre Norheim, who is regarded as the "father"...
immemorial, using handmade temporary hills. The first record is credited to OlafRye, a Norwegian-Danish soldier, who set up a show spectated by his fellow...
major-general OlafRye (1791–1849). Johan Henrik Rye married Jacobine "Bina" Ulrica Alstrup (1784–1851). Their daughter Thale Cathrine Rye (1820-1900) married...
command of Major Schmidt, was able to repulse the Danish attack. Meanwhile, OlafRye had ordered 2 of his 5 battalions to bypass the Treldeskansen (the fifth...
ended with a sharp turn ("Telemark turn") on a field or icy lake. 1809: OlafRye: first known ski jumper. 1843: First public skiing competition ("betting...
OlafRyes plass is a tram stop on the Grünerløkka–Torshov Line of the Oslo Tramway. It is served by lines 11, 12, and 18. The night bus routes (11N and...
7583306°E / 59.92352889; 10.7583306 Parkteatret is a theater located at OlafRyes plass 11, Grünerløkka in Oslo, Norway. It was established in 1907 as a...
chapel ruins Chapel from 1932 On 22 November 1808, Norwegian-Danish officer OlafRye, made the first recorded ski jump in history at the site of Lekum gård...
the chief of staff there and initially participated under Major General OlafRye until his death at the Battle of Fredericia and Beck was made the deputy...
(Schleswig-Holstein War of Succession), where he served in the brigade of Major-General OlafRye and partook in the Battle of Fredericia on July 6, 1849. After the war...
fire until the following year; he then became Chief of Staff to General OlafRye and took part in the battles at Kolding, Almind - Dons , Vejle and Aarhus...
jail-breaker, non-fiction writer, songwriter and memoirist (born 1791). 6 July – OlafRye, military officer (born 1791) 10 October – Wilhelm Frimann Koren Christie...
the first large public park outside the city center. Birkelunden and OlafRyes plass in Grünerløkka. Akerselva environment park, with walks around structures...
with the Kampen park being the finest and most used. In Grünerløkka, OlafRyes plass and Birkelunden became open squares in a well-kept area, and especially...