Fredrik Meltzer Wallem
Fredrik Meltzer Wallem (19 April 1837 – 2 April 1922) was a Norwegian journalist and writer, known for his work for
fisheries
of Norway.
He was born in
cand.jur. degree in 1866. He started a career as a journalist in Morgenbladet from 1864 to 1867, and was the editor-in-chief of Bergensposten from 1868 to 1871 and 1872 to 1875. From 1886 to 1887 he edited Christiania Intelligenssedler, and from 1886 to 1890 Ny illustreret Tidende.[1]
Having a background as a seaman, he wrote and reported extensively about
purse seine in Norway, in 1877, long before it was actually introduced. From 1891 to 1896 he worked as the State Inspector of Saltwater Fisheries in Trondhjem; he also sat as a member of Trondhjem city council as well as the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters. He was behind the foundation of Trondhjem Biological Station and the Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries in 1900, and served on the board of directors of the former entity.[1]
In March 1877 he married Louise Adelaide Barbe, daughter of a French-American father and a German-American mother.Fredrik Georg Gade. Through her, he was an uncle of Fredrik Georg Gade, Jr. and Herman Gerhard Gade.[3]
References
- ^ a b c Bakken, Hallvard S.; Bakken, Erling. "Wallem, Fredrik Meltzer". In Jansen, Jonas; Anker, Øyvind; Kaldhol, Bjarte (eds.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Vol. 18 (1st ed.). Oslo: Aschehoug. pp. 294–295.
- ^ Bratberg, Terje. "Fredrik B Wallem". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 16 April 2009.
- Bull, Edvard; Jansen, Einar (eds.). Norsk biografisk leksikon(in Norwegian). Vol. 4 (1st ed.). Oslo: Aschehoug. pp. 334–335.
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