Lorentz Lange

Lorentz Lange (23 December 1783 – 8 March 1860) was a Norwegian judge and politician.

Not to be confused with Lorenz Lange, a Russian official in Siberia.

He was born in Vang, Hedmark.[1]

He was appointed by the government as the first Professor of Law at the University of Oslo in 1816, where he served until 1825.[2] From 1825 to 1858 he served as Supreme Court Assessor.[1]

He was elected to the first session of the Parliament of Norway in 1814, representing the constituency Christiansand. He was re-elected in 1815. In 1833 he was re-elected for a third term, representing the constituency of Akershus Amt.[3]

References
  1. Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Lorentz Lange". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
  2. University of Oslo faculty Archived 2007-08-08 at Archive.today
  3. Lorentz Lange – Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD)



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