1. Johannes Irgens was a Norwegian barrister, diplomat and politician, noted for his service as minister of foreign affairs of Norway from 1910 to 1913.
12 Facts About Johannes Irgens
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Johannes Irgens's father was docent at the Norwegian College of Agriculture, but died when Irgens was seven years old.
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Johannes Irgens moved with his mother to Kristiania, and he took the examen artium at Oslo Cathedral School in 1887.
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Johannes Irgens joined the Norwegian-Swedish diplomatic corps upon graduating from university in 1892, his initial posting as a diplomatic fellow in Bordeaux and then Antwerp.
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Johannes Irgens's fellowship was revoked in 1895 as a result of tension between Sweden and Norway about the use of consuls.
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Johannes Irgens returned to Kristiania and took up work as an attorney.
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Johannes Irgens served on an elect commission charged with exploring ways for Norway and Sweden to maintain separate consular offices while maintaining a common foreign policy.
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Johannes Irgens was sent to Washington, DC in an effort to convince the Theodore Roosevelt administration to recognize Norway.
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When Bratlie's Cabinet did not survive the 1913 election, Johannes Irgens accept a post as acting County Governor of Hedmark but asked to be put back into active service as a diplomat.
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Johannes Irgens was made ambassador in Copenhagen in 1913, with accreditation to The Hague and Brussels.
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Johannes Irgens was decorated as a Knight First Class of the Order of St Olav, upgraded to Commander with Star in 1909.
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Johannes Irgens received the Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog, Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold, Grand Cross of the Royal Victoria Order and the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun.