Iver Leganger

Who is Iver Leganger?

Iver Erikssøn Leganger was a Norwegian priest and non-fiction writer. He was born in Leikanger and adopted the Danish spelling "Leganger" as a surname - his descendants have since used that name. He served as priest in Vik, where he died in 1702. His parents were provost Erik Iversen Nordal and Karen Nilsdatter Werner. Leganger travelled extensively in Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands. He came to be the owner of several farms in Vik and elsewhere in Sogn, and his cadastre is deposited at the University Library in Bergen. He is particularly known for his historical and topographical descriptions of Sogn, written largely in Latin, Circa brevissimam Sogniæ chorographiam. Leganger also compiled a theological dissertation in Latin, Simplicissima Textus Prophetici expositio, Esaiæ LV. 6–7, regarding the writings of the prophet Isaiah.