Christian Krohg (government Minister)
Christian Krohg (15 January 1777 – 10 November 1828) was a Norway, Norwegian councillor of state without ministry in 1814, member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm 1815–1816, Minister of the Interior and Minister of Finance (Norway), Minister of Finance in 1816, Minister of Culture and Church Affairs (Norway), Minister of Education and Church Affairs 1816–1817 as well as head of Minister of Justice and the Police (Norway), Ministry of the Police in 1817, Minister of Education and Church Affairs and Minister of Justice in 1817, Minister of Justice (Norway), Minister of Justice 1817–1818, as well as head of Ministry of the Police in 1818, and councillor of state without ministry in 1818. He served as praeses of the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters from 1820 to his death. Krohg was the grandfather of Christian Krohg, the painter. References

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Christian Krohg (politician)
Christian Krohg (13 August 1852 – 16 October 1925) was a Norwegian Naturalism (art), naturalist painter, illustrator, author and journalist. Krohg was inspired by the Realism (arts), realism art movement and often chose motifs from everyday life. He was the director and served as the first professor at the Norwegian National Academy of Fine Arts, Norwegian Academy of Arts from 1909 to 1925. Biography Christian Krohg was born at Vestre Aker (now Oslo), Norway. He was one of five children born to Georg Anton Krohg (1817–1873) and Sophie Amalia Holst (1822–1861). He was a grandson of Christian Krohg (government minister), Christian Krohg (1777–1828) who had served as a government minister. His father was a civil servant, journalist and author. His mother died when he was only 8 years old, and his father's sister took over responsibility for the household and the upbringing of the children. From 1861, he attended Hartvig Nissen School. His father had asked him to pursue ...
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