Georg Reinholdt Wankel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Norwegian politician
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Place of Birth: Moss, Eastern Norway, Norway
About Georg Reinholdt Wankel
- Georg Reinholdt Wankel (12 January 1843 – 1 February 1907) was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. He was born in Moss as the son of German-born engineer Ignatz Wankel (1806–1881) and his wife Karen Bolette Sandberg (1815–1898).
- In June 1869 he married Charlotte Sophie Rosenkilde from Stavanger.
- She died already in March 1870.
- In 1882 Wankel married Sigrid Ring, daughter of Jens Ring and granddaughter of Paul Vinsnes.
- They had several children.
- Among them were the acclaimed cubist painter Charlotte Wankel. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1889, representing the constituency of Smaalenenes Amt.
- He worked as a farmer there.
- He served only one term.
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