Wilhelm Frimann Krog (1767–1825) was a Norwegian civil servant and politician. He served as the County Governor of

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county from 1814 until 1824.

Biography

From 1799 until 1805, he was the Sysselmann (Governor) for Hunevad county in Iceland. From 1805 to 1814, he was the

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for Jæren and Dalane. Then from 1814 to 1824 he was the Governor of Stavanger Amt. Krog was the son of Truls Christian Krog (1722–1806), the parish priest at

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, and Helene Sophie Meyer. He married Drude Marie Heiberg in 1801 and together, they had 8 children.

References

1767 births 1825 deaths Norwegian expatriates in Iceland County governors of Norway {{Norway-politician-stub