Ludvig Mariboe Benjamin Aubert (22 November 1838 – 5 February 1896) was a Norwegian professor,

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and

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Biography

Aubert was born at Christiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was the son of professor Ludvig Cæsar Martin Aubert (1807-1887) and his wife Ida Dorothea Mariboe (1811–1900). Aubert's brother was art educator and historian Fredrik Ludvig Andreas Vibe Aubert (1851–1913). From 1855, Aubert was a law student at the University of Christiania (now University of Oslo) graduating

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in 1860. He started his career as a magistrate at

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. Aubert was engaged as a university fellow and in 1864 became a lecturer. Aubert was a professor of law at the

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from 1866. He published noted works of

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and

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. A moderate Conservative, Aubert also served as

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from April to June 1884 with the Schweigaard Government. Aubert was married to noted author Elise Sofie Aars (1837–1909). Among their children were jurist Vilhelm Mariboe Aubert (1868-1908) and film critic Sofie Aubert Lindbæk (1875–1953).

References

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