Andreas Claussen

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Andreas Claussen (4 July 1883 – 24 October 1957) was a

Liberal Party
.

Early life and career

He was born in Trondheim as the son of hotelier Peter Albert Claussen (1854–1920) and Cecilie Ingbertine Debes (1852–1931). The family hotel, Hotel Britannia, was founded by his mother and her first husband. Claussen studied law after finishing his secondary education in 1902; graduating with the cand.jur. degree in 1907. He opened his own attorney's office in Trondhjem in 1910. In September 1916 he married Annie Amalie Schaanning (1892–1965). He was also a competitive figure skater during his younger days,[1] and later chaired the Norwegian Skating Association from 1916 to 1918 and 1919 to 1922[2] as well as Trondhjems Skøiteklub.[citation needed] He was also a member of the Sports Committee of 1935, which prepared a merger between the sports confederations in Norway.[3]

Career

From 1920 to 1922 he was a member of the national Housing Law Commission.

Liberal Party. In 1931 he was appointed as the new State Conciliator of Norway. At the same time he continued his work as a barrister, from 1936 in companionship with Reidar Selmer.[1]

World War II

In April 1940,

Grini two days later, and released six days before the liberation of Norway on 8 May 1945.[6]

Post-war career

After the war he resumed his normal work, but his last day in office as State Conciliator of Norway was on 31 December 1945. He resigned in protest to the government's law about forced salary commission. He was succeeded by wartime resistance leader

Workers' Confederation of Sports.[1]

From 1947 to 1953 he worked as a public prosecutor in

sea plane crash in 1948,[1] in which Bertrand Russell was involved as well,[8] but died in October 1957 in Trondheim.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Herrem, Terje. "Andreas Claussen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 20 April 2009.
  2. ^ Gjerde, Arild, ed. (2005). Norges Skøyteforbunds årbok 2003–2005 (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norwegian Skating Association. p. 183. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2009.
  3. ISBN 82-10-01853-1
    .
  4. Aftenposten Aften
    (in Norwegian). p. 1.
  5. Norsk krigsleksikon 1940–45. Oslo: Cappelen. Archived from the original
    on 29 September 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2009.
  6. ^ Giertsen, Børre R., ed. (1946). Norsk fangeleksikon. Grinifangene (in Norwegian). Oslo: Cappelen. p. 148.
  7. ^ "Riksmeklingsmenn" (in Norwegian). State Conciliator of Norway. Retrieved 20 April 2009.
  8. ^ Maliks, Reidar (17 October 1996). "- Får jeg ikke røyke kommer jeg til å dø". Under Dusken (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 17 June 2008. Retrieved 20 April 2009.
Civic offices
Preceded by State Conciliator of Norway
1931–1945 		Succeeded by
Sporting positions
Preceded by President of the Norwegian Skating Association
1916–1918 		Succeeded by
Preceded by President of the Norwegian Skating Association
1919–1922 		Succeeded by
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