About Christian Torber Hegge Geelmuyden
Lived 1816 – 1885 (aged 68). Christian Torber Hegge Geelmuyden was a Norwegian politician.
Christian Torber Hegge Geelmuyden (16 October 1816 – 13 May 1885) was a Norwegian naval officer and politician.
He was born in Trondheim as the son of Hans Geelmuyden, and brother of Ivar Geelmuyden. He married twice
Christian Geelmuyden made a career in the Royal Norwegian Navy. He joined the navy as a cadet at the age of fourteen, being promoted to second lieutenant in 1836, premier lieutenant in 1848 and captain lieutenant in 1857.
He was a Knight of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav, and was a member of both the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters and the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. A street in Horten, Geelmuydens gate, was named after him.
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Norwegian politician
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Christian Torber Hegge Geelmuyden was born on 16 October 1816 in Trondheim.
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Christian Torber Hegge Geelmuyden died on 13 May 1885.
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Christian Torber Hegge Geelmuyden was a politician.
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Christian Torber Hegge Geelmuyden was Norwegian.
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