Michael

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(5 March 1741 – 5 June 1816) was a

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Supreme Court justice and prefect of Roskilde County who was ennobled by letter patent in 1812. He was the father of Frederik Treschow.

Early life and education

Michael Treschow was born in Våge in the

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, which was then part of the Danish-Norwegian double monarchy. He was sent to

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where he enrolled at

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in 1755 where he initially studied theology but later turned to Latin and law. He graduated in 1764.

Career

Treschow became secretary for the Danish Chancellery ( da, Danske Kancelli) and later as secretary for several other prominent government offices as well. In 1771 he was appointed to Supreme Court justice. In 1800 he resigned to assume a position as ''

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'' of Roskilde County. In 1808, he resigned due to poor health. In 1811, he was part of a commission to improve health policy.

Other pursuits

In 1771, he became a member of the Royal Society for National History () and served as its president in 1798. He wrote a considerable number of articles for its publication . In 1776–1778, he was one of the directors of the Royal Danish Theatre and in 1784 he was member of a commission charged with considering the theatre's organisation.

Titles and awards

He was appointed to in 1774, '' etatsråd'' in 1779 and in 1784. In 1912, he was appointed to Commander of the Order of the Dannebrog and was later that same year ennobled by letter patent.

Family

He married Christina Elisabeth Wasserfall (baptized 26 July 1753 – 31 March 1823) on 8 April 1778. She was the daughter of merchant Peter Wasserfall and the widow after Tyske Kancelli deputy Peter Henningsen. They had the following children: * Anna Elisabeth Treschow (born 1779) * Herman Gerhard Treschow (17 July 1780) * Marie Petronelle Treschow (18 October 1781) * Sofie Christine Treschow (1784) * Frederik Wilhelm Treschow (15 September 1786) * Michael Heinrich Johan Daniel Treschow (13 October 1891) * Carl Treschow (born 1793) * Johan Conrad Treschow (born 1798)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Treschow, Michael 18th-century Danish judges Supreme Court (Denmark) justices 18th-century Danish lawyers 19th-century Danish lawyers University of Copenhagen alumni 18th-century Danish people 19th-century Danish people 1741 births 1816 deaths