Peter Georg Bang

Peter Georg Bang
Peter Georg Bang
4th Prime Minister of Denmark
	In office; 12 December 1854 – 12 October 1855
Monarch	Frederick VII
Preceded by	Anders Sandøe Ørsted
Succeeded by	Himself (as Council President)
Council President of Denmark
	In office; 12 October 1855 – 18 October 1856
Monarch	Frederick VII
Preceded by	Himself (as Prime Minister)
Succeeded by	Carl Christoffer Georg Andræ
Personal details
Born	7 October 1797; Copenhagen
Died	2 April 1861 (aged 63); Copenhagen
Political party	Højre
Alma mater	University of Copenhagen

Peter Georg Bang (7 October 1797 – 2 April 1861) was a Danish politician and jurist. He served as the Prime Minister of Denmark 1854–1856. [1]

Biography

Bang was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. His parents were Jacob Hansen Bang (1770-1841) and Anna Cathrine Sophie Østrup (1779-1820). He became a student at Frederiksborg Latin School in 1813, took lic.jur. in 1816 and obtained Dr. Jur. in 1820. He was a professor of Roman law at the University of Copenhagen and from 1836 to 1845 he was director of Danmarks Nationalbank. In 1845 when he was appointed Deputy in National Treasury (Rentekammeret).

His daughter, Ville Bang (1848–1932), became a recognized painter and art teacher.[2]

Bang became Commander of the Order of the Dannebrog in 1847 and was awarded the Grand Cross in 1854. He died in 1861 and is buried in Assistens Cemetery in Copenhagen.

References

"Bang, Peter Georg, dansk Politiker og Jurist (1797-1861)". Salmonsens konversationsleksikon. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
Stensgaard Nielsen, Claudine. "Bang, Marie Vilhelmine (Ville) (1848 - 1932)" (in Danish). Kvinfo. Retrieved 3 May 2020.

Other sources

Alastair H. Thomas (2016) Historical Dictionary of Denmark (Rowman & Littlefield) ISBN 9781442264656

Political offices
Preceded by New office?	Interior Minister of Denmark 16 November 1848 – 21 September 1849	Succeeded by Mathias Hans Rosenørn
Preceded by Johan Nicolai Madvig	Kultus Minister of Denmark 7 December 1851 – 3 June 1852	Succeeded by Carl Frederik Simony
Preceded by Frederik Ferdinand von Tillisch	Interior Minister of Denmark 27 January 1852 – 21 April 1853	Succeeded by Anders Sandøe Ørsted
Preceded by Anders Sandøe Ørsted	Prime Minister of Denmark 12 December 1854 – 18 October 1856	Succeeded by Carl Christoffer Georg Andræ
Preceded by Frederik Ferdinand von Tillisch	Interior Minister of Denmark 12 December 1854 – 18 February 1856	Succeeded by Carl Frederik Simony

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[1] "Bang, Peter Georg, dansk Politiker og Jurist (1797-1861)". Salmonsens konversationsleksikon. Retrieved October 1, 2019.

[2] Stensgaard Nielsen, Claudine. "Bang, Marie Vilhelmine (Ville) (1848 - 1932)" (in Danish). Kvinfo. Retrieved 3 May 2020.