Karl Bull
Encyclopedia
Karl Sigwald Johannes Bull (30 June 1860 – 27 December 1936) was a Norwegian
military officer and politician for the Conservative Party
. He is best known as the Norwegian Minister of Defence
from 1910 to 1912.
as the son of military officer and politician Anders Sandøe Ørsted Bull and his wife Caroline Elisabeth Dahl. Also, he was a grandson of Supreme Court Justice Georg Jacob Bull
, a great-grandson of Chief Justice Johan Randulf Bull
, a great-grandnephew of Johan Lausen Bull
and a first cousin of chief physician Edvard Isak Hambro Bull. His son Georg Jacob Falck Bull (1892–1977) became a Major General
.
in the Army, and at the Negotiations in Karlstad in the same year, he was present as a Norwegian military representative.
On 2 February 1910, when the cabinet Konow assumed office, Bull was appointed as the new Minister of Defence
. He held this position until 19 February 1912, when the cabinet resigned. He returned to his military career. In 1911 he had been promoted to Colonel
and chief of the Fourth Infantry Regiment of East Akershus. He died in December 1936.
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 and politician for the Conservative Party
Conservative Party of Norway
The Conservative Party is a Norwegian political party. The current leader is Erna Solberg. The party was since the 1920s consistently the second largest party in Norway, but has been surpassed by the growth of the Progress Party in the late 1990s and 2000s...
. He is best known as the Norwegian Minister of Defence
Minister of Defence (Norway)
The Norwegian Minister of Defence is a Councillor of the Council of State and Chief of the Norwegian Ministry of Defence, the position has existed since the Secretary of the Army and Secretary of the Navy was combined into the Minister of Defence...
from 1910 to 1912.
Personal life
He was born in KristianiaOslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
as the son of military officer and politician Anders Sandøe Ørsted Bull and his wife Caroline Elisabeth Dahl. Also, he was a grandson of Supreme Court Justice Georg Jacob Bull
Georg Jacob Bull
Georg Jacob Bull was a Norwegian jurist and politician.He was a stipendiary magistrate of Bergen from 1810 to 1821. While stationed here, he was elected to the Norwegian Parliament for the year 1821...
, a great-grandson of Chief Justice Johan Randulf Bull
Johan Randulf Bull
Johan Randulf Bull was a Norwegian judge.He was born in Stod, as the brother of Johan Lausen Bull. He took the jurist examination in Copenhagen in 1778, and was a member of Det Norske Selskab there...
, a great-grandnephew of Johan Lausen Bull
Johan Lausen Bull
Johan Lausen Bull was a Norwegian jurist and politician.He was born in Stod, as the brother of Johan Randulf Bull. He took the jurist examination in Copenhagen in 1776, and worked as district stipendiary magistrate in Sundmøre from 1779 to 1798...
and a first cousin of chief physician Edvard Isak Hambro Bull. His son Georg Jacob Falck Bull (1892–1977) became a Major General
Major General
Major general or major-general is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. A major general is a high-ranking officer, normally subordinate to the rank of lieutenant general and senior to the ranks of brigadier and brigadier general...
.
Career
He graduated from officer's school in 1880, held the rank of Second Lieutenant from 1880 and Premier Lieutenant from 1883. In 1889 he was promoted to Captain. He worked for the Norwegian Mapping and Cadastre Authority (then known as Den geografiske opmaaling) from 1889 to 1891, and as a teacher at the Norwegian Military College from 1891 to 1907. He was known as a writer of military literature. From 1905 Bull held the rank of Lieutenant ColonelLieutenant colonel
Lieutenant colonel is a rank of commissioned officer in the armies and most marine forces and some air forces of the world, typically ranking above a major and below a colonel. The rank of lieutenant colonel is often shortened to simply "colonel" in conversation and in unofficial correspondence...
in the Army, and at the Negotiations in Karlstad in the same year, he was present as a Norwegian military representative.
On 2 February 1910, when the cabinet Konow assumed office, Bull was appointed as the new Minister of Defence
Minister of Defence (Norway)
The Norwegian Minister of Defence is a Councillor of the Council of State and Chief of the Norwegian Ministry of Defence, the position has existed since the Secretary of the Army and Secretary of the Navy was combined into the Minister of Defence...
. He held this position until 19 February 1912, when the cabinet resigned. He returned to his military career. In 1911 he had been promoted to Colonel
Colonel
Colonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...
and chief of the Fourth Infantry Regiment of East Akershus. He died in December 1936.