About Gustav Heiberg
Lived 1856 – 1935 (aged 78). Gustav Heiberg was a Norwegian politician and lawyer.
Gustav Heiberg (30 August 1856 – 1 August 1935) was a Norwegian barrister and politician for the Liberal Party.
He was born in Nes Municipality, in Hedmark county, as a son of farmer Peder Heiberg and his wife, Berthe Skjelve. After finishing his secondary education in 1879 he graduated with the cand.jur. degree in 1882. In the same year, he married Agnete Ousdahl (1852–1930), who also hailed from Nes.
He worked as a teacher from 1882 to 1883, He was a member of the municipal council of Hamar Municipality from 1890 to 1910 and 1914 to 1916. He served as deputy mayor from 1895 to 1901 and mayor in 1908, 1910 and 1914–1916. He died in 1935 in Hamar.
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Who was Gustav Heiberg?
Norwegian politician (1856–1935)
When was Gustav Heiberg born?
Gustav Heiberg was born on 30 August 1856 in Nes.
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Gustav Heiberg died on 1 August 1935.
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Gustav Heiberg was a politician and lawyer.
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Gustav Heiberg was Norwegian.
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