Hans Jacob "Jacques" Theodor Wilhelm Ræder (19 March 1831 – 3 June 1920) was a Norwegian

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

 military officer.

He was born in Trondhjem

Trondheim

Trondheim , historically, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. With a population of 173,486, it is the third most populous municipality and city in the country, although the fourth largest metropolitan area. It is the administrative centre of...

 as a son of Johan Christopher Ræder

Johan Christopher Ræder (1782–1853)

Johan Christopher Ræder was a Norwegian military officer. He was of German and Danish descent, and partly served in the Danish army.-Personal life:...

 and Kaja Munch. He was a grandson of Johan Georg Ræder

Johan Georg Ræder (1751–1808)

Johan Georg Ræder was a Norwegian military officer.-Personal life:He was born in Meldal as a son of Johan Christopher Rhäder and his second wife Cathrine Margrethe Riiber. He was the grandson of Johan Georg Rhäder, the person who immigrated to Norway and started the family branch there...

, brother of Nicolai Ditlev Ammon Ræder

Nicolai Ditlev Ammon Ræder

Nicolai Ditlev Ammon Ræder was a Norwegian jurist and politician.A jurist by education, he worked as a civil servant in various government ministries, and as a fut in Hallingdal....

, Johan Georg Ræder

Georg Ræder

Johan Georg Ræder was a Norwegian military officer, railway pioneer and politician. He was a driving force in the construction of Norways first railway line, the Hoved Line from Christiania to Eidsvoll, which opened in 1854.-Personal life:Ræder was born in Kongsvinger as the son of Johan...

, and Ole Munch Ræder

Ole Munch Ræder

Ole Munch Ræder was a Norwegian jurist and diplomatist. He was born in Kongsvinger. He was consul for Sweden-Norway at Malta from 1861 to 1869, in Alexandria from 1869 to 1871, at Malta from 1871 to 1874, and in Hamburg from 1874 to 1891. He was Commander, First Class of the Order of St. Olav and...

, and an uncle of Anton Henrik Ræder

Anton Ræder

Anton Henrik Ræder was a Norwegian philologist and historian. He was born in Christiania. He was rector of Oslo Cathedral School from 1907 to 1927. He has been portrayed by Johan Nordhagen and Gustav Vigeland . He was Knight, First Class of the Order of St...

 and Johan Christopher Ræder

Johan Christopher Ræder

Johan Christopher Ræder was a Norwegian military officer.He was born in Nes, Buskerud as a son of Nicolai Ditlev Ammon Ræder and Hanna Scheel. He was a brother of Anton Henrik Ræder, a grandson of Johan Christopher Ræder and a nephew of Johan Georg Ræder, Ole Munch Ræder and Jacques Ræder...

. In May 1867 in Copenhagen he married his own first cousin, Francisca M. M. Ræder (1841–1927).

He was a military officer in the infantry before attending the Norwegian Military College

Norwegian Military College

The Norwegian Military College was a military educational institution in Norway.It was established on 16 February 1817, with headquarters at Akershus Fortress...

, where he graduated in 1855. He mainly spent his career in the General Staff before leading Norske Jegerkorps from 1882 to 1888 and Østerdalens Korps from 1888 to 1890. From 1890 to 1899 he was the commander of Fredriksten Fortress

Fredriksten

-History:This Fortresses was constructed ny Denmark-Norway in the 17th century as a replacement for the border fortress at Bohus, which had been lost when the province of Bohuslän was ceded to Sweden by the terms of the Treaty of Roskilde in 1658...

. He reached the rank of Second Lieutenant in 1851, Premier Lieutenant in 1857, Captain in 1862, Major in 1873, Lieutenant Colonel in 1875, Colonel in 1888 and Major General in 1890. He retired in 1899, and died in March 1920 in Vestre Aker

Vestre Aker

Vestre Aker is a borough of the city of Oslo, Norway.The previous municipality Aker was merged into the city of Oslo in 1948.The borough of Vestre Aker was organized as part of the 1 January 2004 reform. Previous boroughs...

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