Benoni Aubert ( 4 August 1768 – 21 April 1832) was a

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military officer born in

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Biography

He was born in

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, Denmark. His parents were

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Jacques Xavier Aubert (1727-1793) and Julane Cathrine Bang (1748-1834). His father was born in

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and emigrated to Denmark in 1752 to take up a career in the

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. After graduating at the

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in Copenhagen, he became an officer in 1784 and Major from 1818. He served as Chief of Engineering in

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from 1806 to 1810. From 1811–17, he was a commander at

Kongsvinger Fortress Kongsvinger Fortress ( no, Kongsvinger festning) is located in the city and municipality of Kongsvinger in the county of Hedmark, Norway. It is situated on a hill west and north of the Glomma river, standing astride the ancient Vinger Royal Road, ...

and

Blaker Fortress Blaker Fortress (''Blaker skanse'') is a former defense facility located at the village of Blaker in Viken county, Norway. It was one of the Norwegian fortresses which were constructed in the period of intense competition among the Baltic po ...

in Norway. In 1814, he was also Chief of the Engineer Regiment. From 1822 to 1823, he was the chief of the

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Personal life

He was married in 1797 to Jakobine Henriette Thaulow (1776-1833), daughter of

Kristiansand Kristiansand is a seaside resort city and municipality in Agder county, Norway. The city is the fifth-largest and the municipality the sixth-largest in Norway, with a population of around 112,000 as of January 2020, following the incorporation ...

city official Henrik Arnold Thaulow (1722-1799) and his wife Jacobine (Christie) Thaulow (1746-1818). Around 1815, he changed his surname to Aubert. He and his wife were the parents of ten children. Their children included professor

Ludvig Cæsar Martin Aubert Ludvig Cæsar Martin Aubert (30 March 1807 – 14 June 1887) was a Norwegian philologist. Biography Aubert was born in Christianssand (now Kristiansand), Norway. He was the son of Benoni Aubert (1768–1832) and Jakobine Henriette Thaulow (1776� ...

(1807–1887) and jurist Michael Conrad Sophus Emil Aubert (1811–1872).

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1768 births 1832 deaths People from Copenhagen Norwegian Army personnel Norwegian military engineers Norwegian cartographers Norwegian military personnel of the Napoleonic Wars Norwegian people of French descent d'Aubert family {{norway-mil-bio-stub

Biography

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