Lars Rasch (24 May 1797 – 12 January 1864) was a Norwegian jurist. He served as Mayor of Oslo and was a developer of the neighborhood of

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Biography

Rasch was born at

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, Norway. He was the son of Jonas Larsen Rasch and Kirsti Jacobsdatter Ihle. He finished secondary education in 1818, and graduated as

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in 1822. He then worked as an attorney. He was the Deputy Chief of the Byfogden in Christiania (now Oslo) before becoming a prosecutor in 1824. From 1831 he was in private practice as a lawyer and served as a real estate agent. Rasch was

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of Christiania in 1845 and from 1847 to 1852. In 1854, Rasch together with brothers Jacob Homan (1816–1869) and Henrik Homan (1824-1900) acquired property in

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which was developed into the neighborhood of

. Rasch was instrumental in the establishment of Christiania Dampkjøkken. The facility was designed by architect

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and was opened December 21, 1858. Rasch served as a board member together with co-founders police chief Christian Fredrik Jacob von Munthe af Morgenstierne (1806-1888) and city council member Thor Olsen (1786-1868). He was proclaimed Knight of the

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in 1853.

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*Tvedt, Knut Are, ed. (2000) ''Ordførere i Christiania/Kristiania/Oslo'' (Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget) 1797 births 1864 deaths people from Buskerud Norwegian jurists Mayors of Oslo Real estate and property developers {{Norway-politician-1790s-stub