Editing Ivar Aasen (section)

==Background==
He was born as Iver Andreas Aasen at Åsen in the parish of Ørsten (now [[Ørsta Municipality]]), in the district of [[Sunnmøre]], on the west coast of [[Norway]]. His father, a peasant with a small farm, Ivar Jonsson, died in 1826. The younger Ivar was brought up to farmwork, but he assiduously cultivated all his leisure in reading.<ref name=Gosse4 /> An early interest of his was [[botany]].<ref name=nie>{{harvnb|Gilman|Peck|Colby|1905|p=4}}</ref> When he was eighteen, he opened an elementary school in his native parish. In 1833 he entered the household of [[Hans Conrad Thoresen]], the husband of the eminent writer [[Magdalene Thoresen]], in the parish of Herø (now [[Herøy Municipality (Møre og Romsdal)|Herøy Municipality]]), and there he picked up the elements of [[Latin language|Latin]]. Gradually, and by dint of infinite patience and concentration, the young peasant mastered many languages, and began the scientific study of their structure.<ref name=Gosse4>{{harvnb|Gosse|1911|p=4}}</ref> Ivar single-handedly created a new language for Norway to become the "literary" language.<ref name=Colliers>{{harvnb|Haugen|1997|p=4}}</ref>