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{{Short description|Norwegian politician (1868–1948)}}
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[[File:Peter Andreas Amundsen Morell portrett.jpg|thumb|Peter Andreas Morell]]
'''Peter Andreas Amundsen Morell''' (1 January 1868 &ndash; 30 January 1948) was  a Norwegian farmer and politician.<ref>{{cite web
|url=      https://snl.no/Peter_Andreas_Morell |title=   Peter Andreas Morell|publisher =   Store norske leksikon |author= Knut Dørum
|accessdate= July 1, 2017}}</ref>

Peter  Morell was born in [[Aker, Norway|Aker]] (now  [[Akershus]]), Norway. He was the son of Ole Amundsen (1827–85) and Johanna Gustava Kjelin (1844–1918). 
Morrell took over the Nedre Grefsen farm which had been purchased by his father in 1855. He later took over the nearby farms Storo (1889)  and Østre Grefsen  (1895) .<ref>{{cite web|url=    http://bildebaser.deichman.no/items/show/56309 |title=  Nedre Grefsen|publisher =    Lokalhistoriske bildebaser i Oslo
|accessdate= July 1, 2017}}</ref>

Morell was the mayor of Aker  (1902–1907) and (1911–1916). He was elected to the [[Storting]]  between 1903 and 1912. He was the [[Norway|Norwegian]] Minister of Social Affairs in the government formed by [[Ivar Lykke (politician)|Ivar Lykke]]  (1926 to 1928).<ref>{{cite web|url=   https://lokalhistoriewiki.no/index.php/Peter_Andreas_Morell |title=  Peter Andreas Morell|publisher =   lokalhistoriewiki.no|accessdate= July 1, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|url=    https://nbl.snl.no/Peter_Andreas_Morell |title=  Peter Andreas Morell|publisher =    Norsk biografisk leksikon |author=  Knut Sprauten
|accessdate= July 1, 2017}}</ref>

In 1890, he married  Hanna Astrup (1869–1933), daughter of [[Harald Astrup (born 1831)|Harald Astrup]]. Her brothers included the architects   [[Henning Astrup (born 1864)|Henning Astrup]] (1864&ndash;1896) and [[Thorvald Astrup]] (1876&ndash;1940), Arctic explorer [[Eivind Astrup]] (1871&ndash;1895) and member of Parliament  [[Sigurd Astrup]] (1873&ndash;1949).<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Astrup |last=Bratberg|first=Terje|authorlink=Terje Bratberg|encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |editor-last=Godal | editor-first=Anne Marit | editor-link=Anne Marit Godal |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Astrup |language=Norwegian|accessdate=3 March 2016}}</ref>

Peter  Morell established  a foundation  (''Hanna og Peter Andreas Morells legat'') in support of higher education for residents of [[Grefsen]]. The neighbourhood, which  was named after the  Grefsen farm, was  later incorporated into the district of [[Nordre Aker]] in [[Oslo]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=    http://www.legatsiden.no/innhold/visettlegat.php?id=4073 |title=  Hanna og Peter Andreas Morells legat|publisher = legatsiden.no |accessdate= July 1, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=     https://snl.no/Nordre_Aker |title=   Nordre Aker|publisher =   Store norske leksikon
|author= Knut Are Tvedt|accessdate= July 1, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=    https://snl.no/Grefsen |title=   Grefsen|publisher =   Store norske leksikon
|author= Knut Are Tvedt|accessdate= July 1, 2017}}</ref>
 
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://historielaget-gkn.no/?page_id=3124  ''Grefsen a Hundred Years Ago''] ( Historielaget Grefsen • Kjelsås • Nydalen)

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[[Category:1868 births]]
[[Category:1948 deaths]]
[[Category:Government ministers of Norway]]
[[Category:Politicians from Aker]]
[[Category:Mayors of places in Akershus]]
[[Category:Members of the Storting 1904–1906]]
[[Category:Members of the Storting 1910–1912]]
[[Category:Members of the Storting 1919–1921]]
[[Category:Members of the Storting 1922–1924]]
[[Category:Members of the Storting 1925–1927]]


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