Lars Marius Bing Broch (1 April 1826 – 1 July 1882) was a Norwegian
topographer
Topography is the study of the forms and features of land surfaces. The topography of an area may refer to the land forms and features themselves, or a description or depiction in maps.
Topography is a field of geoscience and planetary scie ...
, military officer and sports official.
Broch was born in
Fredrikstad
Fredrikstad (; previously ''Frederiksstad''; literally "Fredrik's Town") is a city and municipality in Viken county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Fredrikstad.
The city of Fredrikstad was founded in 15 ...
to Lars Ziegler Broch and Susanne Marie Bing, and married Justine Bing in 1853. He graduated as military officer in 1845. His assignments included being head of the 1st Akershus Infantry Brigade and commander of
Fredriksten
Fredriksten is a fortress in the city of Halden in Norway.
History
This Fortresses was constructed by Denmark-Norway in the 17th century as a replacement for the border fortress at Bohus, which had been lost when the province of Bohuslän was ...
. From 1863 he was appointed topographer for
Den geografiske opmaaling. He chaired the
Norwegian Trekking Association
The Norwegian Trekking Association ( no, Den norske turistforening, DNT) is a Norwegian association which maintains mountain trails and cabins in Norway. The association was founded on 21 January 1868 with the scope "to help and develop tourism i ...
,
Kristiania Militære Samfund and the sports association
Centralforeningen for utbredelse af idræt.
His works include textbooks in geography for primary school, and ''Lærebog i landmaaling'' from 1861.
Broch was decorated Knight, First Class of the
Order of St. Olav
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in 1870, was a Commander of the
Order of the Dannebrog
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, and a Knight of the
Order of the Sword
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. He died in
Halden
Halden (), between 1665 and 1928 known as Fredrikshald, is both a town and a municipality in Viken county, Norway. The municipality borders Sarpsborg to the northwest, Rakkestad to the north and Aremark to the east, as well as the Swedish muni ...
in 1882.
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Selected works
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References
1826 births
1882 deaths
People from Fredrikstad
Norwegian geographers
Norwegian Army personnel
Norwegian sports executives and administrators
Norwegian textbook writers
Commanders of the Order of the Dannebrog
Knights of the Order of the Sword
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