Michael Strøm Lie (20 December 1862 – 9 July 1934) was a Norwegian diplomat. He was born in

Kongsvinger Kongsvinger () is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Glåmdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Kongsvinger. Other settlements in the municipality include Aust ...

as a son of the cousins, writer Jonas Lie (1833–1908) and Thomasine Henriette Lie (1833–1907). He was a brother of

Erik Lie Erik Lie is a Norwegian finance professor at the University of Iowa who published a report about options backdating that led to many investigations by the SEC into the potentially illegal practice. He was the subject of profile in '' Business W ...

and writer

Mons Lie Mons Lie (15 February 1757 – 2 August 1827) was a Norwegian police chief and writer. He was born in Ålen as a son of Jonas Monsen Storli (1715–1791) and Karen Svendsdotter Aspaas (born 1717). His mother was a first cousin of Svend Aspaas. ...

, and through the former an uncle of Nazi Jonas Lie. On the maternal side he was a nephew of Erika (Nissen) and

Ida Lie Ida or IDA may refer to: Astronomy *Ida Facula, a mountain on Amalthea, a moon of Jupiter *243 Ida, an asteroid * International Docking Adapter, a docking adapter for the International Space Station Computing * Intel Dynamic Acceleration, a tech ...

, and a first cousin of Erika Lie,

Karl Nissen Karl Nissen (February 27, 1879 – May 14, 1920) was a Norwegian pianist, teacher, music journalist, and conductor. Nissen was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), the son of the physician Oscar Nissen and pianist Erika Nissen, and he was taught piano ...

, painter Jonas Lie and

Eyolf Soot Eyolf Soot (24 April 1859 – 30 August 1928) was a Norwegian painter. Biography Eyolf Soot was born in Aremark in Østfold, Norway. He was the grandson of engineer and canal builder, Engebret Soot. Large parts of childhood were spent ...

and a first cousin once removed of

Botten Soot Botten Soot (born Ingeborg Bergit Soot; 22 March 1895 – 21 May 1958) was a Norwegian actress, singer, and dancer. Her primary venue was the cabaret and revue theatre Chat Noir, where she performed for most of her career. Early and persona ...

. On the paternal side he was a first cousin of

Bernt Lie Bernt Bessesen Lie (13 July 1868 – 14 July 1916) was a Norwegian novelist. He was born in Mandal as a son of stipendiary magistrate Emil Bernhard Lie (1836–1891) and Nicoline Bessesen. Through his sister Ida, he was the brother-in-law of Gje ...

and

Vilhelm Lie Vilhelm Gabriel Heiberg Lie (1877 – 1935) was a Norwegian civil servant. He was a son of Emil Bernhard Lie (1836–1891), a brother of Bernt Lie and a nephew of writer Jonas Lie. His father was a first cousin of Erika (Nissen) and Ida Lie, an ...

, and a first cousin once removed of

Emil Lie Emil Lie (29 July 1897 – 3 August 1976) was a Norwegian sculptor. Lie was born in Berchtesgaden to novelist Bernt Lie and Hedvig Mariboe Aubert. He was married three times, and among his fathers-in-law were ship owner Lars Christensen and ...

and

Nils Lie Nils is a Scandinavian given name, a chiefly Norwegian, Danish, Swedish and Latvian variant of Niels, cognate to Nicholas. People and animals with the given name * Nils Bergström (born 1985), Swedish ice hockey player *Nils Björk (1898–1989) ...

. He was married to Maggie Skredsvig, ex-wife of Christian Skredsvig and daughter of

Frithjof M. Plahte Frithjof Møinichen Plahte (8 February 1836 – 17 July 1899) was a Norwegian merchant and landowner. After a career in the timber business, he settled in Bærum where he invested in business and in several farms. His family socialized within the ...

, who in turn was a first cousin of Michael's mother. He was named as

military attaché A military attaché is a military expert who is attached to a diplomatic mission, often an embassy. This type of attaché post is normally filled by a high-ranking military officer, who retains a commission while serving with an embassy. Opport ...

Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...

in 1904. When Norway became independent in 1905 he became acting chargé d'affaires. In 1906 he was promoted to counsellor at the legation, and he was later the Norwegian ambassador to

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

and

Cuba Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbea ...

from 1910 to 1921,

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...

briefly in 1921 and

Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...

from 1921 to 1927. He issued the memoirs ''Fra mit liv som diplomat'' in 1929.

References

1862 births 1934 deaths Ambassadors of Norway to Mexico Ambassadors of Norway to Cuba Ambassadors of Norway to Italy Ambassadors of Norway to Spain Norwegian expatriates in Germany Norwegian military attachés People from Kongsvinger {{Norway-diplomat-stub