1. Frederik Stang was a Norwegian lawyer, public servant, and politician who served as Norway's first prime minister in Christiana.
15 Facts About Frederik Stang
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Frederik Stang was the son of Lauritz Leganger Stang and Johanne Margrethe Conradi.
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Frederik Stang's father was a procurator and later a magistrate.
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Frederik Stang, known as Friederich until the 1830s, entered the study of law at the age of 16 and passed the bar exam in 1828.
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Frederik Stang went over to private practice in 1834, where he distinguished himself as a trial attorney, especially in supreme court cases.
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In 1846, Frederik Stang became minister of the newly formed Department of the Interior.
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Frederik Stang served in this position until 1856, and his tenure was characterized by tireless efforts to modernize Norway's economic infrastructure.
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Frederik Stang worked hard to elevate the importance and function of agriculture in Norway, initiating the formation of a university-level school of agriculture, commissioned travelling agrarians, and encouraged better breeding among Norwegian farm animals.
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In 1861, after a brief stint as mayor of Oslo, Frederik Stang was appointed to the Norwegian cabinet.
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Frederik Stang was married in 1833 with Augusta Julie Georgine von Munthe af Morgenstierne, the daughter of Magistrate Bredo von Munthe af Morgenstierne and Cathrine Elisabeth Fries.
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Frederik Stang's name is often misspelled as Fredrik Stang, which was the name of his grandson Fredrik Stang who was a noted jurist.
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Frederik Stang was the grandfather of Emil Stang and Fredrik Stang Lund.
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Frederik Stang became a member of The Royal Norwegian Scientific Society in 1846, the Videnskabs-Selskabet in Christiania at its founding in 1857 and the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm.
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Frederik Stang was appointed Commander of the Order of St Olav at its founding in 1847 and was awarded the Grand Cross in 1853.
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Frederik Stang was a Knight of the Swedish Royal Order of the Seraphim and had the Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog and held other foreign orders.