Johan Kristian Skougaard
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Johan Kristian Skougaard (1847 - 1925) was a Norwegian military officer and politician.
He was born in Lista, and originally took his education in the Norwegian military. He was hired as an engineer in the Norwegian Public Roads Administration
in 1873, and left the military in 1887. He served as mayor of Oslo in 1905, and as director of the Norwegian Directorate of Public Roads from 1904 to 1918.
He was also a non-fiction writer, publishing the Det norske veivesens historie in two volumes, and a lexicographer, publishing a French-Norwegian dictionary in 1921. A Norwegian-French dictionary was published posthumously.
He was born in Lista, and originally took his education in the Norwegian military. He was hired as an engineer in the Norwegian Public Roads Administration
Norwegian Public Roads Administration
The Norwegian Public Roads Administration is a Norwegian government agency responsible for the state and county public roads in the country. This includes planning, construction and operation of the state and county road networks, driver training and licensing, vehicle inspection and subsidies to...
in 1873, and left the military in 1887. He served as mayor of Oslo in 1905, and as director of the Norwegian Directorate of Public Roads from 1904 to 1918.
He was also a non-fiction writer, publishing the Det norske veivesens historie in two volumes, and a lexicographer, publishing a French-Norwegian dictionary in 1921. A Norwegian-French dictionary was published posthumously.