caption death_date death_place birth_place nationality birth_date spouse image article_title name occupation
a picture of a portrait of arent solem 08 february 1857 strinda , norway klæbu , norway norwegian 22 october 1777 randi solem -lrb- 1775 -- 1859 -rrb- arent solem.jpg arent solem
 arent solem merchant , entrepreneur
arent solem

arent bjørnsen solem -lrb- 22 october 1777 -- 8 february 1857 -rrb- was a norwegian merchant and haugean .
arent bjørnsen solem was born in klæbu , søndre trondhjems amt , norway .
ue became a successful entrepreneur and trusted follower of hans nielsen hauge .
he married randi nideng -lrb- née lauvaas -rrb- in the beginning of the 19th century , with whom he maintained a hospitable home .
solem made success as a merchant and property investor in both trøndelag and christiania .
after hauge 's death in 1824 , solem 's connection with the haugean movement was weakened .
he returned to trøndelag in 1840 , where he died in 1857 .
