Hans Jacob Nørregaard (born 13 June 1832 in Christiania, died 30 March 1900) was a Norwegian

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, aide-de-camp to king Charles and chairman of the Christiania Military Society. He studied at the

Norwegian Military Academy The Norwegian Military Academy (), in Oslo, educates officers of the Norwegian Army and serves as the King's Royal Guard. The academy was established in 1750, and is the oldest institution for higher education in Norway. History The Commander- ...

and the Norwegian Military College, and became a second lieutenant in 1851, a first lieutenant in 1854, a staff captain in 1867, a captain in 1875, and a lieutenant colonel and head of '' Trænkorpset'' in 1888. He held the

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''kammerjunker'' at the Royal Court and served as aide-de-camp to king Charles from 1866. He was a member of the

Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences The Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences ( sv, Kungliga Krigsvetenskapsakademien) is one of the Royal Academies in Sweden and was founded on 12 November 1796 by Gustaf Wilhelm af Tibell. The academy is an independent organization and a forum for m ...

and has published several articles on military affairs. He was also a member of several governmental committees. He was a son of captain of the artillery and deputy stable master at the Royal Court Paul Ludvig Rudolf Nørregaard (1804–34) and Sarine Pauline Bølling (1808–1899). After his father died 30 years old, his mother remarried to the physician and Surgeon General Jens Johan Hjort (1798–1873). Hans Jacob Nørregaard was married to Elisabeth ''Sophie'' Dorothea Henriette Wegner (born 12 August 1839), daughter of the industrialist

Benjamin Wegner Jacob Benjamin Wegner (21 February 1795 – 9 June 1864) was a Norwegian business magnate, estate owner and timber merchant. Born in Königsberg, East Prussia, he moved to London in 1819 and to Berlin in 1820, where he established an independ ...

. His mother-in-law's family owned Berenberg Bank. They were the parents of the noted war correspondent Benjamin Wegner Nørregaard (1861–1935), the wine merchant and consul in

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Ludvig Paul Rudolf Nørregaard (1863–1928) and the barrister and president of the Norwegian Bar Association Harald Nørregaard (1864–1938), who founded the law firm today known as Hjort.

Christopher Morgenstierne Munthe Christopher Morgenstierne Munthe 14 July 1875 – 21 December 1939) was a Norwegian civil servant, military officer and genealogist. Biography He was a born in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was the son of colonel and historian Hartvig Andreas ...

, ''Vore Fælles Ahner'', p. 103

Honours

*Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav (1881) *

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(1865) *Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog *Knight of the

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*Fourth Class of the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Norregaard, Hans Jacob 1832 births 1900 deaths Military personnel from Oslo Norwegian Military Academy alumni Norwegian Military College alumni Norwegian Army personnel Recipients of the Order of St. Vladimir Knights of the Order of the Dannebrog Knights of the Legion of Honour Recipients of the Order of the Medjidie, 4th class Burials at the Cemetery of Our Saviour Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences