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Fredrik Stang

For the Prime Minister, see Frederik Stang.
Fredrik Stang
Minister of Justice
In office
20 February 1912 – 31 January 1913
Prime MinisterJens Bratlie
Preceded byHerman Scheel
Succeeded byLars Abrahamsen
Leader of the Conservative Party
In office
1907–1911
Preceded byEdmund Harbitz
Succeeded byJens Bratlie
Rector of the Royal Frederick University
In office
1921–1927
Preceded byAxel Holst
Succeeded bySem Sæland
Personal details
Born(1867-12-27)27 December 1867
Kristiania, Sweden-Norway
Died15 November 1941(1941-11-15) (aged 73)
Oslo, Norway
Spouse(s)Augusta Wedel-Jarlsberg
Margrethe Grung Andvord
Caroline Schweigaard (1894–?)
ChildrenChristian Schweigaard Stang

Fredrik Stang (27 December 1867 – 15 November 1941) was a Norwegian law professor and politician for the Conservative Party. He served as a Member of Parliament, leader of the Conservative Party, Minister of Justice and the Police, Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, and Rector of The Royal Frederick University. His father was Prime Minister Emil Stang and his grandfather was Prime Minister Frederik Stang.

Career

He obtained the cand.jur. degree in 1890. In 1897, he was appointed Professor of Jurisprudence at The Royal Frederick University. He served as a Member of Parliament 1906–1909, and was leader of the Conservative Party 1907–1911. He served as the Norwegian Minister of Justice and the Police 1912–1913. In 1918, he obtained the dr.juris degree, and also received an honorary doctorate from the University of Copenhagen.

He was chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, responsible for awarding the Nobel Peace Prize, 1922–1940. He was rector of The Royal Frederick University 1921–1927 (and ex officio Dean of the Faculty of Law) and editor of Tidsskrift for Retsvidenskab 1921–1936.

Personal life

He was born in Kristiania as the son of Prime Minister Emil Stang and his wife Adelaide Pauline Berg.[1] He was a brother of Emil Stang Jr. and grandson of former Prime Minister Frederik Stang. Further out in the family, he was a third cousin of Ole A. Stang, Jørgen Breder Stang and Olaf Stang.[2]

In 1894 he married Caroline Schweigaard (1871–1900), daughter of another former Prime Minister Christian Homann Schweigaard and granddaughter of Anton Martin Schweigaard and Thorvald Meyer. They had only one child Christian Schweigaard Stang,[1] who became a well-known linguist.

References

  1. ^ a b Genealogy Archived 9 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Bratberg, Terje. "Stang – yngre haldenslekt". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
Academic offices
Preceded by Rector of The Royal Frederick University
(ex officio Dean of the Faculty of Law)
1921–1927 		Succeeded by


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