About Christian Ludvig Diriks
Lived 1802 – 1873 (aged 70). Christian Ludvig Diriks was a Norwegian politician.
Christian Ludvig Diriks (16 October 1802 – 9 July 1873) was a Norwegian government minister and general auditor.
Diriks was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was the son of Norwegian statesman Christian Adolph Diriks. He grew up in Laurvig (now Larvik), Norway where his father was Magistrate and Judge. He was cand. jur. in 1830 and an auditor in 1833. In 1840 he became a member of the Military Law Commission. He served as Minister of Auditing for two brief periods in 1856 and 1857, and later as temporary Minister of Postal Affairs in 1861.
He was married to Henriette Benedicte Munch (1823-1912) and was father of painter Edvard Diriks.
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Who was Christian Ludvig Diriks?
Norwegian politician
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Christian Ludvig Diriks was born on 16 October 1802 in Copenhagen.
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Christian Ludvig Diriks died on 9 July 1873 in Christiania.
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Christian Ludvig Diriks was a politician.
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Christian Ludvig Diriks was Norwegian.
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