Christian Torber Hegge Geelmuyden (16 October 1816 – 13 May 1885) was a Norwegian naval officer and politician. He was born in

Trondheim Trondheim ( , , ; sma, Tråante), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2020, it had a population of 205,332, was the third most populous municipality in Norway, and ...

as the son of Hans Geelmuyden, and brother of Ivar Geelmuyden.''Personalhistorie for Trondhjems by og omegn i et tidsrum af circa 1 1/2 aarhundrede''
by Chr. Thaulow. Hosted by Trondheim public library. He married twice and was the father of

Marie Geelmuyden Marie Geelmuyden (born 22 July 1856 in Horten, died 21 May 1935) was a Norwegian chemist, teacher and textbook author. She was the first Norwegian woman to receive a degree in science. Biography She was the daughter of Christian Torber Hegge ...

, first Norwegian woman to receive a degree in science. Christian Geelmuyden made a career in the

Royal Norwegian Navy The Royal Norwegian Navy ( no, Sjøforsvaret, , Sea defence) is the branch of the Norwegian Armed Forces responsible for naval operations of Norway. , the Royal Norwegian Navy consists of approximately 3,700 personnel (9,450 in mobilized state, 3 ...

. He joined the navy as a

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at the age of fourteen, being promoted to second lieutenant in 1836, premier lieutenant in 1848 and captain lieutenant in 1857. He then became captain in 1864 and commander in 1874. He was stationed in

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, where he was mayor from 1857 to 1864. He was elected to the

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in 1857, representing the constituency of Jarlsberg og Laurvigs Amt. He later served as a deputy representative during the term 1862–1864.Christian Torber Hegge Geelmuyden
– Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD) He was a Knight of the

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, and was a member of both the

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and the

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. A street in Horten, ''Geelmuydens gate'', was named after him.

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1816 births 1885 deaths Members of the Storting Vestfold politicians People from Horten Politicians from Trondheim Royal Norwegian Navy personnel Members of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters {{Norway-politician-1810s-stub