Ludvig Stoud Platou (28 March 1778 – 30 November 1833) was a Danish-Norwegian educator, historical and geographical writer, politician and State Secretary.

Personal life

He was born in Slagelse,

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as a son of curate Friderich Christian Platou (1749–1815) and his wife Cathrine Stoud (1751–1824). They had the sons

Carl Nicolai Stoud Platou Carl Nicolai Stoud Platou (26 June 1809 – 11 September 1888) was a Norwegian civil servant and politician. Personal life He was born in Oslo, Christiania as a son of educator, professor, politician and State Secretary Ludvig Stoud Platou (1749 ...

and

Frederik Christian Stoud Platou Frederik Christian Stoud Platou (17 February 1811 – 23 June 1891) was a Norwegian legal scholar, Supreme Court justice, district stipendiary magistrate and politician. Personal life He was born in Christiania as a son of educator, professor, pol ...

. Ludvig was grandfather of

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, Valborg and

Oscar Ludvig Stoud Platou Oscar Ludvig Stoud Platou (16 July 1845 – 17 January 1929) was a Norwegian jurist. After fourteen years as an assessor in Oslo City Court from 1876 to 1890, he was a professor at the Royal Frederick University from 1890 to 1920. Personal life H ...

, and great-grandfather of Carl Platou. He was also a granduncle of Gabriel Andreas Stoud Platou, Christian Emil Stoud Platou and

Waldemar Stoud Platou Waldemar Stoud Platou (11 August 1868 – 13 July 1930) was a Norwegian businessperson. He had a long career in the brewery industry. Personal life He was born in Furnes as the son of banker Christian Fredrik Stoud Platou (1824–1883) and Elise ...

. In May 1808 in Christiania he married Karen Lumholtz (1785–1833), a daughter of

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Nicolai Lumholtz Nicolai Lumholtz (19 September 1729 – 20 June 1819) was a Danish born, Norwegian clergyman. He served as acting bishop of the Diocese of Christiania. Biography He was born in Copenhagen, Denmark as a son of controller Niels Lumholtz (1688� ...

. Since the dean did not approve, the marriage was conducted clandestinely. The couple moved to

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in 1820, where he died in 1833.

Career

He studied at the

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from 1795, and was a teacher at ''Schouboeske Institut'' from 1801. In 1803 he was hired as a teacher at Christiania Cathedral School in Norway, and from 1806 to 1813 he was a schoolmaster at the same school. However, he was also involved in numerous other tasks. From 1807 to 1809 he was a part-time teacher at the

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, and from 1808 to 1814 he edited the government's magazine '' Budstikken''. He co-founded the

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in 1809, and held positions here. He published the textbook ''Kortfattet Jordbeskrivelse for Borger- og Almueskoler'' in Denmark in 1803, which was reissued several times; the seventeenth and last reissue came in 1842. While working at Christiania Cathedral School he published the books ''Historisk Udsigt over Norges Skiebne i den syvaarige nordiske Krig'' in 1808, ''Geographie over Fædrelandene Danmark og Norge, for Ungdommen'' in 1809, ''Haandbog i Geographien, til Brug ved Skole-Underviisning'' in two volumes in 1809 and 1812, and ''Udtog af Geographien for Begyndere'' in 1810. The textbook ''Udtog af Geographien'' was reissued fifteen times in Norway (the last in 1862, by his son Carl Nicolai), and published in Sweden in 1832,

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in 1843 and

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in 1848. He also served as editor of the journal ''

Historisk-philosophiske Samlinger ''Historisk-philosophiske Samlinger'' (Historical-Philosophical Collections) was a Norwegian journal published by the Norwegian Society for Development (''Selskabet for Norges Vel'') from 1811 to 1813. Publications in the journal especially incl ...

'' (1811–1813). In 1813 he was appointed as professor of history and statistics at the

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in Christiania. However, he soon started working part-time at the university. In 1815 he was hired as secretary in the Fourth Ministry, and in 1817 he became acting State Secretary for

Poul Christian Holst Poul Christian Holst (21 January 1776 – 7 August 1863) was a Norwegian government official who held several positions in the period 1814–1848. Holst led negotiations over debt with Denmark in 1817, after the dissolution of the union between t ...

. The position is now called Secretary to the Government, and has nothing to do with the present-day State Secretary. He remained acting State Secretary until 1821, and held the position on a permanent basis from 1825 to 1833. By that time he had served as a Parliament of Norway member, representing the constituency Akershus Amt for the year 1824. He published a Norwegian version of the

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, for the

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, in 1814. The two-volume work was called ''Den Norske Rigs-Forsamlings Forhandlinger paa Eidsvold i Aaret 1814'', and was published together with

Georg Sverdrup Georg Sverdrup (born Jørgen Sverdrup; 25 April 1770 – 8 December 1850) was a Norwegian statesman, best known as one of the presidents of the Norwegian Constituent Assembly in Eidsvoll in 1814. He was a member of the Norwegian Parliament and ...

and Christopher Frimann Omsen. Platou then published the works of Enevold de Falsen in 1821. ''Optegnelser for Aaret 1814'' was published posthumously. He was a member of the

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from 1825 to his death. He was also a Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog from 1812 and

Order of the Polar Star The Royal Order of the Polar Star ( Swedish: ''Kungliga Nordstjärneorden'') is a Swedish order of chivalry created by King Frederick I on 23 February 1748, together with the Order of the Sword and the Order of the Seraphim. The Order of t ...

from 1817, and Commander of the

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from 1832.

References

External links

Digital books by Platou
from the

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Ludvig Stoud Ludvig Stoud (25 April 1649–28 August 1705) was a Danish-Norwegian theologian and priest. He served as a bishop of the Diocese of Christianssand from 1699 until his death in 1705. He spent much time and effort as Bishop trying to eradica ...

People from Slagelse Danish emigrants to Norway University of Copenhagen alumni University of Oslo alumni 19th-century Norwegian historians Members of the Storting Akershus politicians Members of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Knights of the Order of the Dannebrog Knights of the Order of the Polar Star Commanders of the Order of Vasa Norwegian Military Academy faculty