Gregers Winther Wulfsberg
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Gregers Winther Wulfsberg (26 October 1780 – 23 September 1846) was a Norwegian jurist
and politician, and a member of the Norwegian Constituent Assembly
at Eidsvoll
that wrote the Constitution of Norway
on May 17, 1814.
as the son of merchant and district stipendiary magistrate Jacob Wulfsberg (1751–1826) and Inger Helvig Seeberg (1752–1797). He was a brother of priest and publisher Niels Wulfsberg. In 1811 he married Johanne Iverine Friborg. They were the grandparents of politician and Prime Minister Gregers Winther Wulfsberg Gram
. He was also father-in-law of judge Christopher Hansteen
.
in 1801, and later studied law at the University of Copenhagen
, and finished his degree in 1804. He was stipendiary magistrate in the city Moss
from 1811, and from 1822 also district stipendiary magistrate to the Moss district.
He was elected as a delegate from Moss to the Norwegian Constituent Assembly
at Eidsvoll
in 1814. His proposition that Government Ministers should be appointed by the Parliament received only a single vote (his own), while the assembly adopted his other proposition, that two brothers or father and son could not simultaneously be members of the Government. Wulfsberg was a member of the Parliament of Norway in 1824, 1827 and 1828, representing Moss. He was a County Governor of Smaalenenes Amt
from 1831 to his death.
Wulfsberg was decorated Knight of the Order of the Polar Star
in 1826. He died in September 1846 in Moss. His diaries from 1814 are printed in Yngvar Nielsen
's Bidrag til Norges Historie i 1814, Volume I (1882).
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...
and politician, and a member of the Norwegian Constituent Assembly
Riksforsamlingen
Norwegian Constituent Assembly is the name given to the 1814 Constitutional Assembly at Eidsvoll in Norway, that voted the Norwegian Constitution and formalised the dissolution of the union with Denmark...
at Eidsvoll
Eidsvoll
is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. It is part of the Romerike traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Sundet.-Name:...
that wrote the Constitution of Norway
Constitution of Norway
The Constitution of Norway was first adopted on May 16, 1814 by the Norwegian Constituent Assembly at Eidsvoll , then signed and dated May 17...
on May 17, 1814.
Personal life
Wulfsberg was born in TønsbergTønsberg
is a city and municipality in Vestfold county, southern Norway, located around north-east of Sandefjord. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Tønsberg....
as the son of merchant and district stipendiary magistrate Jacob Wulfsberg (1751–1826) and Inger Helvig Seeberg (1752–1797). He was a brother of priest and publisher Niels Wulfsberg. In 1811 he married Johanne Iverine Friborg. They were the grandparents of politician and Prime Minister Gregers Winther Wulfsberg Gram
Gregers Winther Wulfsberg Gram
Gregers Winther Wulfsberg Gram was a Norwegian jurist and politician, and international arbitrator. He was a Supreme Court Assessor, Norwegian Prime Minister in Stockholm from 1889 to 1891 and from 1893 to 1898 and County Governor from 1898 to 1915.-Personal life:Gram was born in Moss as the son...
. He was also father-in-law of judge Christopher Hansteen
Christopher Hansteen (jurist)
Christopher Hansteen was a Norwegian judge. He served as an Assessor in the Supreme Court of Norway from 1867 to 1905, an unusually long period, and also spent a few years in politics.-Personal life:...
.
Career
Wulfsberg took a private examen artiumExamen artium
Examen artium was the name of the academic certification conferred in Denmark and Norway, qualifying the student for admission to university studies. Examen artium was originally introduced as the entrance exam of the University of Copenhagen in 1630...
in 1801, and later studied law at the University of Copenhagen
University of Copenhagen
The University of Copenhagen is the oldest and largest university and research institution in Denmark. Founded in 1479, it has more than 37,000 students, the majority of whom are female , and more than 7,000 employees. The university has several campuses located in and around Copenhagen, with the...
, and finished his degree in 1804. He was stipendiary magistrate in the city Moss
Moss, Norway
is a coastal city and a municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Moss. The city of Moss was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838...
from 1811, and from 1822 also district stipendiary magistrate to the Moss district.
He was elected as a delegate from Moss to the Norwegian Constituent Assembly
Riksforsamlingen
Norwegian Constituent Assembly is the name given to the 1814 Constitutional Assembly at Eidsvoll in Norway, that voted the Norwegian Constitution and formalised the dissolution of the union with Denmark...
at Eidsvoll
Eidsvoll
is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. It is part of the Romerike traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Sundet.-Name:...
in 1814. His proposition that Government Ministers should be appointed by the Parliament received only a single vote (his own), while the assembly adopted his other proposition, that two brothers or father and son could not simultaneously be members of the Government. Wulfsberg was a member of the Parliament of Norway in 1824, 1827 and 1828, representing Moss. He was a County Governor of Smaalenenes Amt
Østfold
is a county in southeastern Norway, bordering Akershus and southwestern Sweden , while Buskerud and Vestfold is on the other side of the bay. The seat of the county administration is Sarpsborg, and Fredrikstad is the largest city.Many manufacturing facilities are situated here. Moss and...
from 1831 to his death.
Wulfsberg was decorated Knight of the Order of the Polar Star
Order of the Polar Star
The Order of the Polar Star is a Swedish order of chivalry created by King Frederick I of Sweden on 23 February 1748, together with the Order of the Sword and the Order of the Seraphim....
in 1826. He died in September 1846 in Moss. His diaries from 1814 are printed in Yngvar Nielsen
Yngvar Nielsen
Yngvar Nielsen was a Norwegian historian, politician, geographer and pioneer of tourism in Norway.-Background:...
's Bidrag til Norges Historie i 1814, Volume I (1882).