Edvard Hans Hoff

Edvard Hans Hoff (11 April 1838 – 7 June 1933) was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. He was Minister of Defence from 1889 to 1891.[1] Hoff was military officer, and was promoted to Lieutenant General (generalløytnant) in 1905.[2] He wrote the first bridge manual in Norway in 1907, titled Bridge - Spillets love, regler og etikette ("Bridge - the Laws, Rules and Etiquette of the game").

Edvard Hans Hoff
Minister of Defence
In office
13 July 1889 – 6 March 1891
Prime MinisterEmil Stang
Preceded byJohan Sverdrup
Succeeded byPeter T. Holst
Personal details
Born(1838-04-11)11 April 1838
Bergen, Hordaland, Sweden-Norway
Died7 June 1933(1933-06-07) (aged 95)
Bergen, Hordaland, Norway
Political partyConservative

References
  1. "Register of Persons "Norway's Governments since 1814"". Government.no. Archived from the original on 2012-12-05. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
  2. Mardal, Magnus A. "Edvard Hans Hoff" (in Norwegian). Store Norske Leksikon. Retrieved 2011-05-28.


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