Wilhelm Hansen Færden
Wilhelm Hansen Færden (2 December 1852 – 14 October 1923) was a Norwegian military officer and politician.
He was born in Christiania as a son of captain Anders Olsen Færden and Sofie Marthine Hansen. He was a nephew of Olaus Færden,[1] brother of Anders Færden and first cousin once removed of Michael Færden.[2] In October 1877 in Berg, Østfold he married Ragna D. Sørensen (1854–1916).[1]
He attended school in Ringerike, then Nissen's School in Christiania. He attended the Norwegian Military Academy from 1868 to 1872, and also graduated from the Norwegian Military College in 1875. He studied chemistry at the Royal Frederick University from 1880 to 1883. He reached the ranks of captain in January 1889, lieutenant colonel in April 1900 and colonel in January 1911. He was the director of Statens Krudtverk at Skar from 1889 to 1897, leader of the 1st Line Battery from 1897 to 1911, leader of the 1st Field Artillery Regiment from 1911 to December 1917; and also manager of the field artillery shooting school from 1913 to 1917.[1]
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References
- ^ Bull, Edvard; Jansen, Einar (eds.). Norsk biografisk leksikon(in Norwegian). Vol. 4 (1st ed.). Oslo: Aschehoug. pp. 318–319.
- ^ Arntzen, Jon Gunnar. "Anders Færden". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
- ^ Oslo Kommune. "Byarkivet - Natur, kultur og fritid - Oslo kommune" (in Norwegian). Byarkivet.oslo.kommune.no. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
