Ole Richter

Ole Jørgensen Richter (23 May 1829 – 15 June 1888) was a Norwegian lawyer, politician, parliamentarian, and the prime minister of the Norwegian Government in Stockholm.

Early life and education Son of Jørgen and Massi Richter, Ole was born and grew up on the farm Rostad in Inderøya, Nord-Trøndelag. The farm was one of the biggest in the community and had belonged to his mother's family for generations. His father belonged to the family Richter which originated in Saxony. His great-grandfather had come to Norway as a specialist in mining. He married a Norwegian farmer daughter and the family was subsequently involved in farming as well as other businesses. Jørgen Richter ran Rostad farm, had a small brickyard, and did some fishing and boatbuilding. He was involved in local politics and had interest in national politics as well.

Ole, who was number four of eight children, At the age of 15 in 1845, he moved to live with an uncle in Orkdal Municipality. His uncle was a district magistrate . This was for students who had not studied Greek or Latin. The preliminary exam gave the opportunity to take a lower degree in law which he did in 1847. Feeling that the lower degree would not provide him with adequate career opportunities, he chose the same year to accept an offer by an uncle in Denmark to come and live in order to study to an ordinary examen artium. After two years in Denmark, he passed the examen artium at the University of Oslo in 1849. He subsequently got a cand.jur. degree at the University of Oslo.