About Hans Vilhelm Keilhau
Lived 1845 – 1917 (aged 71). Hans Vilhelm Keilhau was a Norwegian politician.
Hans Vilhelm Dopp Mandall Keilhau (18 August 1845 - 31 January 1917) was a Norwegian artillery officer and Government minister.
Keilhau was born in Bergen, Norway. He was the son of Lt. Col. William Christian Keilhau and was raised in a military family. He passed his college exam in 1870. He became an officer in 1866, Second lieutenant in 1872, First Lieutenant in 1876, Captain in 1888, Major in 1892 and Major General in 1900. He served as Minister of Defence during the administration of Prime Minister Gunnar Knudsen (1913-1914). Keilhau resigned at the outbreak of World War I.
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Who was Hans Vilhelm Keilhau?
Norwegian politician (1845–1917)
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Hans Vilhelm Keilhau was born on 18 August 1845 in Bergen, Oslo.
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Hans Vilhelm Keilhau died on 31 January 1917 in Oslo.
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Hans Vilhelm Keilhau was a politician.
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Hans Vilhelm Keilhau was Norwegian.
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