Christian Torber Hegge Geelmuyden
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Christian Torber Hegge Geelmuyden (16 October 1816 – 13 May 1885) was a Norwegian naval officer and politician.
He was born in Trondheim as the son of Hans Geelmuyden, and brother of Ivar Geelmuyden.[1] He married twice[1] and was the father of Marie Geelmuyden, first Norwegian woman to receive a degree in science.[2]
Christian Geelmuyden made a career in the Royal Norwegian Navy. He joined the navy as a cadet at the age of fourteen,[3] being promoted to second lieutenant in 1836, premier lieutenant in 1848 and captain lieutenant in 1857.[1] He then became captain in 1864 and commander in 1874. He was stationed in Horten, where he was mayor from 1857 to 1864.[3] He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1857, representing the constituency of Jarlsberg og Laurvigs Amt. He later served as a deputy representative during the term 1862–1864.[4]
He was a Knight of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav,[1] and was a member of both the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters and the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. A street in Horten, Geelmuydens gate, was named after him.[3]
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- ↑ a b c d Personalhistorie for Trondhjems by og omegn i et tidsrum af circa 1 1/2 aarhundrede, by Chr. Thaulow. Hosted by Trondheim public library.
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