Benjamin Wegner Nørregaard, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Benjamin Wegner Nørregaard

Norwegian journalist and army officer

Date of Birth: 03-Oct-1861

Place of Birth: Kristiansand, Southern Norway, Norway

Date of Death: 24-Apr-1935

Profession: writer, engineer, diplomat, journalist

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Benjamin Wegner Nørregaard (3 October 1861 – 24 April 1935) was a Norwegian military officer, railway engineer, adventurer, journalist, diplomat and internationally renowned war correspondent.
He spent several years in China and served as Minister of Labour in the Tianjin Provisional Government during the Boxer Rebellion.
He later worked as a war correspondent for the Daily Mail and for Scandinavian newspapers, and covered several conflicts in East Asia and Europe.
He is especially known for his books The Great Siege, on the siege of Port Arthur during the Russo-Japanese War, and War, on the Boxer Rebellion.