Carl Berner (politician)
Carl Berner | |
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Thomas von Westen Engelhart | |
| Member of the Norwegian Parliament | |
| In office 1 January 1904 – 31 December 1909 | |
| Constituency | Sarpsborg |
| In office 1 January 1886 – 31 December 1903 | |
| Constituency | Bergen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Carl Christian Berner 20 November 1841 Sweden-Norway |
| Died | 25 May 1918 (aged 76) Christiania, Norway |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse |
Olivia Mathilde Jacobine Berner
(m. 1868) |
| Children | Jørgen Berner Carl Berner |
Carl Christian Berner (20 November 1841 – 25 May 1918) was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party. He was member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm 1891–92, and Norwegian Minister of Education and Church Affairs 1892–93.[1]
Background
Berner was born in
cand.philol. in 1861. In 1874 he was appointed director of the newly established polytechnical school of Bergen, a position he held until 1891.[2]
Political career
In Bergen he started his political career and in 1883 he was elected to the county council. In 1885 he was elected as a member of the
the dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden in 1905. In 1909, Berner did not get elected to Parliament from the district of Nedre Romerike. He gradually stepped down from his political offices, though he did hold several administrative and representative offices.[3] In 1884 he was a co-founder of the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights.[4]
Personal life
He was married in 1868 to Olivia Mathilde Jacobine Berner (1841-1919). They were the parents of the architects Jørgen Haslef Berner (1873-1955) and Carl Berner (1877-1943).[5][6]
References
- ^ "Carl Christian Berner". University of Bergen. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
- ^ Leiv Mjeldheim. "Carl Berner - 1". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
- ^ "Carl Christian Berner". Norsk samfunnsvitenskapelig datatjeneste AS. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
- ^ "Indbydelse til at indtræde i Norsk Kvindesags-Forening stiftet den 28de Juni 1884," Bergens Tidende, 18 November 1884
- ^ Trond Indahl. "Carl Berner – 2, Arkitekt". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
- ^ Trond Indahl. "Jørgen Berner, Arkitekt". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Archived from the original on 2016-08-16. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
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