He was born in Ryken as a son of farmer Edvard Jensen ( 1850 -- 1930 ) and Berthe Marie Kristiansen ( 1883 -- 1961 ) .
He was born in Ryken as son of the farmer Edvard Jensen ( 1850 - 1930 ) and Berthe Marie Kristiansen ( 1883 - 1961 ) .

Are these two sentences paraphrases of each other?
Available options:
(a). no;
(b). yes;
(b).