Anders Sandøe Ørsted
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Anders Sandøe Ørsted was a Danish politician
and jurist
. He served as the Prime Minister of Denmark
in 1853-1854 as leader of the Cabinet of Ørsted.
He is considered one of the most important jurists in 19th century Danish legal history. He was a pioneer of connecting jurisprudence
and practice and both as a judge and as an author, he successfully worked on making practice the foundation of legislation. Relatively early, he was connected to the state administration and from 1825 to 1848, he was “generalprokurør” (juridical adviser of the government).
His political career was one of paradoxes. As a royal councillor of the absolute monarchy, he was rather liberal and tolerant and therefore often unpopular with the more conservative elements. As the opposition grew stronger however, he became more conservative and as prime minister, he was considered a full-blood reactionary. His attempt to charter
a very conservative constitution led to cooperation between the king and the liberals that forced him to resign. In 1855, he was impeached on the charge of breaking the constitution, but he was acquitted and retired to private life.
He was the brother of the famous physicist Hans Christian Ørsted
(1777-1851), and uncle of the botanist Anders Sandøe Ørsted
(1816-1872).
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
and jurist
Jurist
A jurist or jurisconsult is a professional who studies, develops, applies, or otherwise deals with the law. The term is widely used in American English, but in the United Kingdom and many Commonwealth countries it has only historical and specialist usage...
. He served as the Prime Minister of Denmark
Prime Minister of Denmark
The Prime Minister of Denmark is the head of government in Danish politics. The Prime Minister is traditionally the leader of a political coalition in the Folketing and presides over the cabinet....
in 1853-1854 as leader of the Cabinet of Ørsted.
He is considered one of the most important jurists in 19th century Danish legal history. He was a pioneer of connecting jurisprudence
Jurisprudence
Jurisprudence is the theory and philosophy of law. Scholars of jurisprudence, or legal theorists , hope to obtain a deeper understanding of the nature of law, of legal reasoning, legal systems and of legal institutions...
and practice and both as a judge and as an author, he successfully worked on making practice the foundation of legislation. Relatively early, he was connected to the state administration and from 1825 to 1848, he was “generalprokurør” (juridical adviser of the government).
His political career was one of paradoxes. As a royal councillor of the absolute monarchy, he was rather liberal and tolerant and therefore often unpopular with the more conservative elements. As the opposition grew stronger however, he became more conservative and as prime minister, he was considered a full-blood reactionary. His attempt to charter
Charter
A charter is the grant of authority or rights, stating that the granter formally recognizes the prerogative of the recipient to exercise the rights specified...
a very conservative constitution led to cooperation between the king and the liberals that forced him to resign. In 1855, he was impeached on the charge of breaking the constitution, but he was acquitted and retired to private life.
He was the brother of the famous physicist Hans Christian Ørsted
Hans Christian Ørsted
Hans Christian Ørsted was a Danish physicist and chemist who discovered that electric currents create magnetic fields, an important aspect of electromagnetism...
(1777-1851), and uncle of the botanist Anders Sandøe Ørsted
Anders Sandøe Ørsted (botanist)
Anders Sandøe Ørsted, also written as Anders Sandoe Oersted or Anders Sandö Örsted was a Danish botanist, mycologist, zoologist and marine biologist. He was nephew of the brothers physicist H.C...
(1816-1872).