Vilhelm Mariboe Aubert (29 December 1868 – 20 June 1908 ), commonly known by his nickname "Bille" Aubert, was a

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Personal life

Aubert was born in Christiania (now

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), Norway. He was a son of the professor

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(1838–1896) and author

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(1837–1909). Aubert"s sister was author Sofie Aubert Lindbæk (1875–1953).

Career

Aubert studied law at the University of Christiania where he was founding chairman of the Conservative Students' Association (''Den Konservative Studenterforening'') in 1891. He was also widely known as a speaker in the

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. In 1904, he was pronounced judge in Congo. Aubert died during 1908 in Stanleyville. From Congo, he wrote several letters to Norwegian newspapers, which were published together in a 1908 book titled ''Breve fra Kongo''.

Works

''Breve Fra Kongo Og Andetstedsfra''
(1908)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Aubert, Vilhelm Mariboe 1868 births 1908 deaths Judges from Oslo University of Oslo alumni Norwegian expatriate judges Norwegian expatriates in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Belgian Congo judges d'Aubert family