Kristen Johanssen (19 July 1869 – May 19, 1949) was a Norwegian attorney and jurist.

Biography

He took the

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degree in 1892. After traveling abroad to

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and

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under a study scholarship, he settled in

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(now

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in 1896. After a period as

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from 1897 to 1899 he took the lawyer's license. From 1924 to 1939 he served as the Attorney General of Norway. He was a board member of

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from 1908 until 1941. He served on the board of Norsk Elektrisk & Brown Boveri from 1908, Det Norske Nitridaktieselskap from 1916, Andresens Bank and Foreningsbanken from 1928. He was decorated as a Commander of the

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and the Order of the White Rose of Finland, and an Officier of the Legion of Honour. He died in 1949. He was married Martha Goldschmidt (1878-1939). They were the parents of theatre director

Erik Kristen-Johanssen Erik Kristen-Johanssen (13 March 1901 – 30 January 1976) was a Norwegian jurist and theatre director. He was born in Oslo as a son of Attorney General Kristen Johanssen. He took his law education abroad, and worked as a businessman until t ...

(1901-1976). Their daughter Elisabeth Johanssen (1909–2002) was married to Dr. Ragnar Nicolaysen (1902-1986).

References

1869 births 1949 deaths Lawyers from Oslo Officers of the Legion of Honour Recipients of the St. Olav's Medal {{Norway-law-bio-stub