About Andreas Arntzen
Lived 1777 – 1837 (aged 60). Andreas Arntzen was a Norwegian judge and politician.
Andreas Arntzen (18 February 1777 – 14 December 1837) was a Norwegian politician.
He was born in Grue, and graduated as cand.jur. in Copenhagen in 1802. He then worked as an attorney, chief of police of Christiania, Supreme Court judge and even a timber merchant.
He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1814, 1818 and 1821, representing the constituency of Christiania.
On 1 December 1836 Arntzen was appointed Minister of Church Affairs and Education. He left on 1 June 1837, but returned a month later to become Minister of Justice and the Police. He died before the end of the year.
Andreas Arntzen was the father of jurist Carl Arntzen (1801–1877) and County Governor Karelius August Arntzen (1802–1875).
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Who was Andreas Arntzen?
Norwegian politician
When was Andreas Arntzen born?
Andreas Arntzen was born on 18 February 1777 in Grue Municipality.
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Andreas Arntzen died on 14 December 1837 in Christiania.
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Andreas Arntzen was a judge and politician.
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Andreas Arntzen was Norwegian.
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