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Knud Gislesen (1801—1860) was a Norwegian teacher theologian and priest. He was also the bishop of Tromsø from 1856 until his death in 1860. He was married to Henriette Gislesen a famous Norwegian writer.Gislesen was born on 29 December 1801 in Løxlie in Hjartdal Telemark county Norway. He moved to Oslo in 1825 to pursue his education at the University of Oslo. He received his cand.theol. degree in 1830. His first job was as a teacher at the school in Skien in 1831.
