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Lorentz Lange

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

He was born in the prestegjeld of Vang in Hedmark county, Norway.[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

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  1. ^ a b Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Lorentz Lange". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
  2. ^ "Faculty" (in Norwegian). University of Oslo. Archived from the original on 2007-08-08.
  3. ^ "Lorentz Lange" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD). Archived from the original on 2016-03-03.