Haagen Krog Steffens

Who was Haagen Krog Steffens?

Haagen Krog Steffens was a Norwegian historian, archivist and genealogist.

Haagen Krog Steffens was born in Christiania, the son of physician Henrich Steffens and Asta Falch. Steffens belonged to a family originating in Holstein. Both his father and grandfather were doctors and his family fostered a number of prominent individuals.

Steffens attended Christiania Cathedral School. Steffens graduated with a Candidate of Law degree in 1897. Later he had a series of studies at archives in Sweden, Denmark, Germany and Belgium. He was hired was an archivist in the National Archival Services of Norway and had a decisive influence on the archive system. He is best known as a very diligent genealogists.

His most important works were Norske slægter, released in two volumes in 1912 and 1915; Den norske Centraladministrasjons Historie 1814-1914, released in 1914; and Kragerø bys historie, released in 1916. He wrote genealogies of several families, including the Mogensen, Mathiesen, Rod and Aall families. He was a published in both Morgenbladet and Aftenposten.