Valentin Voss (27 August 1880 – 23 June 1964) was a
Norwegian
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lawyer and civil servant.
He took the
cand.jur.
Candidate of Law (Latin: ''candidatus/candidata juris/iuris'') is both a graduate law degree awarded to law students in the Nordic region as well as an academic status designation for advanced Law School students in German-speaking countries.
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degree in 1903 and the lawyer's license in 1909. From 1922 to 1930 he was the
State Conciliator of Norway The National Mediator of Norway ( no, Riksmekleren, until 2012 ''Riksmeklingsmannen'') is a mediator's office of Norway. It is invoked in labour disputes, in other words when creation or revision of tariff agreements is disagreed upon.
It was estab ...
. From 1927 he was also a
defender in
Eidsivating Court of Appeal
The Eidsivating Court of Appeal ( no, Eidsivating lagmannsrett) is one of six courts of appeal in the Kingdom of Norway. The Court is located in the city of Hamar. The court has jurisdiction over the counties of Innlandet and eastern Viken. These ...
.
From 1939 to 1941 he served as the
Attorney General of Norway Established in 1816, the Office of the Attorney General of Norway ( no, Regjeringsadvokatembetet) is the legal advisor to the government. The attorney general assists the executive branch of government with judicial questions and to conduct civil le ...
.
He was involved in the
whaling
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It was practiced as an organized industry ...
industry as chairman of several companies. He was decorated as a Commander with Star of the
Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav
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[ He died in June 1964 and was buried at ]Vestre gravlund
Vestre Gravlund is a cemetery in the Frogner borough of Oslo, Norway. It is located next to the Borgen metro station. At , it is the largest cemetery in Norway. It was inaugurated in September 1902 and also contains a crematorium (''Vestre kre ...
.
He was a member of the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights
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References
1880 births
1964 deaths
20th-century Norwegian lawyers
Norwegian civil servants
Burials at Vestre gravlund
Norwegian Association for Women's Rights people
Attorneys general
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