Kristen Johanssen (19 July 1869 – May 19, 1949) was a Norwegian attorney and jurist.[1]
Biography
editHe took the cand.jur. degree in 1892. After traveling abroad to Germany, France and England under a study scholarship, he settled in Kristiania (now Oslo) in 1896. After a period as assessor in Oslo City Court from 1897 to 1899 he took the lawyer's license. From 1924 to 1939 he served as the Attorney General of Norway. [2][3][4]
He was a board member of Norske Liv from 1908 until 1941. [5] [6] He served on the board of Norsk Elektrisk & Brown Boveri from 1908, Det Norske Nitridaktieselskap from 1916, Andresens Bank and Foreningsbanken from 1928.[4][7]
He was decorated as a Commander of the Order of St. Olav and the Order of the White Rose of Finland, and an Officier of the Legion of Honour. He died in 1949.[2][8]
He was married Martha Goldschmidt (1878–1939). They were the parents of theatre director Erik Kristen-Johanssen (1901–1976). Their daughter Elisabeth Johanssen (1909–2002) was married to Dr. Ragnar Nicolaysen (1902–1986). [9] [10]
References
edit- ^ "Ragnar Nicolaysen". Illustreret norsk konversationsleksikon. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
- ^ a b "Regjeringsadvokat Kristen Johanssen død". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 20 May 1949. p. 2.
- ^ "Historikk" (in Norwegian). Office of the Attorney General of Norway. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
- ^ a b Hoffstad, Einar, ed. (1935). "Johanssen, Kristen". Merkantilt biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian) (1st ed.). Oslo: Yrkesforlaget. pp. 396–397. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
- ^ Espen Ekberg. "Norske Liv". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
- ^ "Skibsreder Schøning ny ordfører i Norske Livs representantskap". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 5 May 1941. p. 8.
- ^ Espen Ekberg. "Andresens Bank A/S". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
- ^ Anderssen, Odd-Stein (4 February 1976). "Erik Kristen-Johanssen (obituary)". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 15.
- ^ Lillian Bikset. "Erik Kristen-Johanssen". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
- ^ Kaare R. Norum. "Ragnar Nicolaysen". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
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