Nils Christian Irgens
Deceased Person
1811 – 1878
Who was Nils Christian Irgens?
Nils Christian Irgens was a Norwegian military officer and politician.
He was born in Sogndal as the son of Lars Johannes Irgens, founding father of the Norwegian Constitution. Nils Christian Irgens became a military officer in 1830, and advanced in the ranks, becoming colonel in 1861. In 1863 he became major general. He held this post until 1868. He chaired Centralforeningen for Udbredelse af Legemsøvelser og Vaabenbrug from 1864 to 1867.
On 3 April 1868 Irgens was appointed Minister of Defence. He held this post until 1 February 1872, when he was appointed a member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm. On 27 May 1872 he left due to the statsrĂĄdssak.
Irgens was a member of the Swedish Academy from 1865, and was a member of the board of Hovedbanen.
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- Born
- Oct 10, 1811
- Also known as
- Niels Christian Irgens
- Died
- Apr 25, 1878
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on July 23, 2013
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