Fredrik Riis, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Fredrik Riis

Norwegian politician

Date of Birth: 29-Jan-1789

Date of Death: 22-Oct-1845

Profession: politician

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Fredrik Riis

  • Fredrik Riis (29 January 1789 – 22 October 1845) was a Norwegian civil servant. He was born in Christiania, enrolled as a student in 1806 and graduated as cand.jur.
  • in 1809.
  • He worked as a police attorney from 1810, police secretary from 1813 and stipendiary magistrate from 1816.He then held positions as County Governor in several Norwegian counties: in Nordre Bergenhus amt (today named Sogn og Fjordane) from 1831 to 1832, Søndre Trondhjems amt (today named Sør-Trøndelag) 1832–1840 and Akershus 1840–1842.
  • When the county of Christiania stiftamt (today named Oslo), which had shared governor with Akershus, got its own governor in 1842, Riis was appointed to this position.
  • This post he held until his death in 1845.
  • In Trondhjem he was a member of the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters.

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