Herman Carsten Johannes Scheel (18 January 1859 – 29 September 1956) was a

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judge and politician for the

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. He was born at

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, Norway. He was the elder brother of the portrait painter

Signe Scheel Signe Scheel (1860–1942) was a Norwegian painter. Biography Scheel was born 23 November 1860 in Hamar. She studied with Christian Krohg in Norway, with Karl Gussow in Berlin, Germany, and with Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret at the Académie Colarossi i ...

(1860–1942) He was married to Sara Leonore Sandberg. He is a great-grandfather of Georg Scheel. Scheel enrolled at the

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from 1876 and graduated with the

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degree in 1881. Following studies in

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and

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, he was from 1887 a

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and lecturer at the Royal Frederick University. He took the

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degree in 1892, and was temporarily appointed professor from 1893 to 1898, while professor

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was

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and

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. Scheel later became Minister of Justice, from 1910 to 1912 in the centre-right

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. Notable scholarly publications include ''Om ægtefællers formuesforhold'' and ''Forelæsninger over norsk tingsret''. He was

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Assessor from 1889 to 1910 and from 1912. From 1920 to 1929 he was the 11th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

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1859 births 1956 deaths People from Hamar University of Oslo alumni Academic staff of the University of Oslo Norwegian legal scholars Government ministers of Norway Conservative Party (Norway) politicians Chief justices of Norway Ministers of Justice of Norway {{Norway-politician-1850s-stub