Christian Sophus Klein

Christian Sophus Klein (17 August 1824 – 9 January 1900) was a Danish politician, a member of the National Party.[1] He was Minister of Justice from 1872 to 1875, and Minister for Iceland from 1874 to 1875.[2]

Christian Sophus Klein
Christian Sophus Klein
Born17 August 1824
Copenhagen, Denmark
Died9 January 1900
Copenhagen, Denmark
Occupation(s)Politician, lawyer
Years active1860–present

Biography

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Klein was born on 17 August 1824 in Copenhagen.[3] He served as president of Sø- og Handelsretten (1862–72),[4] and an accessor in Denmark's supreme court between 1877 and 1891.[5]

He was a member of the Folketing between1858–1898, and served as the Justice Minister between 1872 and 1875.[6] After implementing the Constitutional Law for Iceland, he served as minister for Iceland between 1874 and 1875.[7]

References

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  1. ^ MÖRCH, B. H. (1840). Om Grændserne for den Historiske Underviisning i de lærde Skoler, dens Fordeling og successive Fremskriden. Af B. H. M. (Skoleefterretninger om Metropolitanskolen for Skoleaaret 1839–40, af Dn. N. Lang Nissen) (in Danish).
  2. ^ "233–234 (Nordisk familjebok / Uggleupplagan. 14. Kikarsikte – Kroman)". runeberg.org (in Swedish). 1911. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  3. ^ Hørup, Viggo Lauritz Bentheim (1904). V. Hørup i skrift og Tale, udvalgte Artikler og Taler (in Danish). Gyldendal.
  4. ^ Rigsarkivet, Denmark; Kringelbach, Georg Nicolai (1894). Den civile centraladministration 1848–1893 (in Danish). I kommission hos C.A. Reitzel.
  5. ^ Universitets, Upsala (1879). Upsala universitets fyrahundraårs jubelfest september 1877 (in Swedish). P.A. Norstedt & Söner.
  6. ^ Truhart, Peter (2006). Regenten Der Nationen. K.G. Saur. ISBN 978-3-598-21549-0.
  7. ^ Iceland (1874). Regjeringstidende for Island for aaret ... (in Icelandic).
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Political offices
Preceded by Justice Minister of Denmark
1 July 1872 – 11 June 1875
Succeeded by