Carl Fredrik Johannes Bødtker (20 June 1851 – 22 January 1928) was a Norwegian military officer, teacher and writer.

Personal life

Bødtker was born in Christiania, the son of district stipendiary magistrate Job Dischington Bødtker and his wife Fredrikke Sophie Sejersted. Bødtker had two brothers, log driving manager Ragnvald Bødtker and county governor

Eivind Bødtker Eivind is a Norwegian masculine given name of Norse origin, ''Auja-winduR''. It is made up of two parts: ''Auja'' meaning "lucky/gift", and ''winduR'' meaning "winner and/or warrior". The name ''Eivind'' is also used in Denmark and Sweden, and ...

, and was second cousin to theatre critic Sigurd Bødtker and chemist Eyvind Bødtker. His sister Julie married the judge Edward Isak Hambro. In April 1878 he married Karen Agathe Falck, a ship-owner's daughter from

Tønsberg Tønsberg (), historically Tunsberg, is a List of towns and cities in Norway, city in Tønsberg Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located about south-southwest of the capital city of Oslo on the western coast of the Oslofjord near ...

, at a ceremony in Nøtterø. The couple had two sons, banker and art collector

Johannes Sejersted Bødtker Johannes Mathias Sejersted Bødtker CBE (29 May 1879 – 17 January 1963) was a Norwegian banker, art collector and patron of the arts. Early and personal life Bødtker was born in Kristiansand, as a son of Major General Carl Fredrik Johann ...

, and radio personality Carl Fredrik Johannes Bødtker, Jr. Johannes married twice, to granddaughters of Anders Beer.

Career

Bødtker embarked on a military career at a young age. He enrolled at the Military College, from where he graduated in 1875 before rising through the ranks as second lieutenant in 1876, premier lieutenant in 1877, captain in 1889, major in 1899 and lieutenant colonel in 1902. Most of his military career was spent in the

artillery Artillery consists of ranged weapons that launch Ammunition, munitions far beyond the range and power of infantry firearms. Early artillery development focused on the ability to breach defensive walls and fortifications during sieges, and l ...

; he oversaw the construction of artillery (1893 to 1897) and managed the workshops of Norway's main

arsenal An arsenal is a place where arms and ammunition are made, maintained and repaired, stored, or issued, in any combination, whether privately or publicly owned. Arsenal and armoury (British English) or armory (American English) are mostly ...

(from 1890). He also taught at the Military College from 1893 to 1910, published several academic articles on artillery, and acted as an aide-de-camp to King Oscar II of Norway and Sweden from 1892 to 1905. He was thus a member of the

Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences The Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences () is one of the Royal Academies in Sweden and was founded on 12 November 1796 by Gustaf Wilhelm af Tibell. The academy is an independent organization and a forum for military (army and air force) and de ...

. From 1910 until his retirement in 1919 Bødtker served as general inspector of the Norwegian

field artillery Field artillery is a category of mobile artillery used to support army, armies in the field. These weapons are specialized for mobility, tactical proficiency, short range, long range, and extremely long range target engagement. Until the ear ...

, with the rank of major general. Bødtker was for many years a prominent

freemason Freemasonry (sometimes spelled Free-Masonry) consists of fraternal groups that trace their origins to the medieval guilds of stonemasons. Freemasonry is the oldest secular fraternity in the world and among the oldest still-existing organizati ...

, and was grand master of the Norwegian Order of Freemasons from 1923. He died in 1928.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Boedtker, Carl Fredrik Johannes 1851 births 1928 deaths Norwegian Army generals Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences Norwegian Military College alumni Academic staff of the Norwegian Military College