Ludvig Stoud Platou
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Ludvig Stoud Platou was a Danish-Norwegian educator, historical and geographical writer, politician and State Secretary.
, Denmark
as a son of curate Friderich Christian Platou (1749–1815) and his wife Cathrine Stoud (1751–1824). They had the sons Carl Nicolai Stoud Platou
and Frederik Christian Stoud Platou
. Ludvig was grandfather of Lars
, Valborg and Oscar Ludvig Stoud Platou
, and great-grandfather of Carl Platou
. He was also a granduncle of Gabriel Andreas Stoud Platou
, Christian Emil Stoud Platou
and Waldemar Stoud Platou
.
In May 1808 in Christiania he married Karen Lumholtz (1785–1833), a daughter of dean
Nicolai Lumholtz
. Since the dean did not approve, the marriage was conducted clandestinely. The couple lived at Oslo Ladegård
from 1820, where he died in 1833.
from 1795, and was a teacher at Schouboeske Institut from 1801. In 1803 he was hired as a teacher at Christiania Cathedral School in Norway, and from 1806 to 1813 he was a schoolmaster at the same school. However, he was also involved in numerous other tasks. From 1807 to 1809 he was a part-time teacher at the Norwegian Military Academy
, and from 1808 to 1814 he edited the government's magazine Budstikken
. He co-founded the Royal Norwegian Society of Development in 1809, and held positions here. He published the textbook Kortfattet Jordbeskrivelse for Borger- og Almueskoler in Denmark in 1803, which was reissued several times; the seventeenth and last reissue came in 1842. While working at Christiania Cathedral School he published the books Historisk Udsigt over Norges Skiebne i den syvaarige nordiske Krig in 1808, Geographie over Fædrelandene Danmark og Norge, for Ungdommen in 1809, Haandbog i Geographien, til Brug ved Skole-Underviisning in two volumes in 1809 and 1812, and Udtog af Geographien for Begyndere in 1810. The textbook Udtog af Geographien was reissued fifteen times in Norway (the last in 1862, by his son Carl Nicolai), and published in Sweden in 1832, Iceland
in 1843 and Greenland
in 1848.
In 1813 he was appointed as professor of history and statistics at the Royal Frederick University
in Christiania. However, he soon started working part-time at the university. In 1815 he was hired as secretary in the Fourth Ministry, and in 1817 he became acting State Secretary for Poul Christian Holst
. The position is now called Secretary to the Government, and has nothing to do with the present-day State Secretary
. He remained acting State Secretary until 1821, and held the position on a permanent basis from 1825 to 1833. By that time he had served as a Parliament of Norway member, representing the constituency Akershus Amt
for the year 1824.
He published a Norwegian version of the Hansard
, for the Norwegian Constituent Assembly, in 1814. The two-volume work was called Den Norske Rigs-Forsamlings Forhandlinger paa Eidsvold i Aaret 1814, and was published together with Georg Sverdrup
and Christopher Frimann Omsen
. Platou then published the works of Envold de Falsen in 1821. Optegnelser for Aaret 1814 was published posthumously. He was a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
from 1825 to his death. He was also a Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog
from 1812 and Order of the Polar Star
from 1817, and Commander of the Order of Vasa
from 1832.
Personal life
He was born in SlagelseSlagelse
Slagelse, a town in east Denmark, is in Slagelse municipality on the island of Zealand. It is about 100 km southwest of Copenhagen. The population is 31,979 ....
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
as a son of curate Friderich Christian Platou (1749–1815) and his wife Cathrine Stoud (1751–1824). They had the sons Carl Nicolai Stoud Platou
Carl Nicolai Stoud Platou
Carl Nicolai Stoud Platou was a Norwegian civil servant and politician.-Personal life:He was born in Christiania as a son of educator, professor, politician and State Secretary Ludvig Stoud Platou and his wife Karen Lumholtz...
and Frederik Christian Stoud Platou
Frederik Christian Stoud Platou
Frederik Christian Stoud Platou was a Norwegian legal scholar, Supreme Court justice, district stipendiary magistrate and politician.-Personal life:...
. Ludvig was grandfather of Lars
Lars Hannibal Sommerfeldt Stoud Platou
Lars Hannibal Sommerfeldt Stoud Platou was a Norwegian psychiatrist.He was born in Bergen as a son of burgomaster Carl Nicolai Stoud Platou and his wife Christence Dorothea Plade Nielsen...
, Valborg and Oscar Ludvig Stoud Platou
Oscar Ludvig Stoud Platou
Oscar Ludvig Stoud Platou was a Norwegian jurist. After fourteen years as an assessor in Oslo City Court from 1876 to 1890, he was a professor at the Royal Frederick University from 1890 to 1920; the last five years while suffering from blindness.-Personal life:He was born in Christiania as the...
, and great-grandfather of Carl Platou
Carl Platou
Carl Nicolai Stoud Platou was a Norwegian civil servant and politician. A jurist by education, he is best known for his civil servant career in the Norwegian Ministry of Justice and the Police, which spanned from 1911 to 1941...
. He was also a granduncle of Gabriel Andreas Stoud Platou
Gabriel Andreas Stoud Platou
Gabriel Andreas Stoud Platou was a Norwegian banker and politician for the Conservative Party.-Personal life:He was as a son of banker Christian Fredrik Stoud Platou , brother of Christian Emil Stoud Platou and Waldemar Stoud Platou, grandnephew of Ludvig Stoud Platou, uncle of Karen Platou and...
, Christian Emil Stoud Platou
Christian Emil Stoud Platou
Christian Emil Stoud Platou was a Norwegian railroad director and politician for the Conservative Party.-Personal life:...
and Waldemar Stoud Platou
Waldemar Stoud Platou
Waldemar Stoud Platou was a Norwegian businessperson. He had a long career in the brewery industry.-Personal life:He was born in Furnes as the son of banker Christian Fredrik Stoud Platou and Elise Sem...
.
In May 1808 in Christiania he married Karen Lumholtz (1785–1833), a daughter of dean
Dean (religion)
A dean, in a church context, is a cleric holding certain positions of authority within a religious hierarchy. The title is used mainly in the Anglican Communion and the Roman Catholic Church.-Anglican Communion:...
Nicolai Lumholtz
Nicolai Lumholtz
Nicolai Lumholtz was a Danish-Norwegian bishop.He was born in Copenhagen as a son of controller Niels Lumholtz . He became a catechist in Nicolai's Church in Copenhagen in 1757, curate in Frederiksborg and hospital priest in Hillerød in 1770, curate in Nicolai's Church in 1772 and dean in the...
. Since the dean did not approve, the marriage was conducted clandestinely. The couple lived at Oslo Ladegård
Oslo Ladegård
Oslo Ladegård, also known as Ladegården, is a building in Gamlebyen in Oslo, Norway.The name is because this area was used for unloading ships with supplies for Akershus fortress after the founding of Christiania. The word "lade" means to load in this context, so "Ladegård" means loading yard or...
from 1820, where he died in 1833.
Career
He studied at the University of CopenhagenUniversity 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...
from 1795, and was a teacher at Schouboeske Institut from 1801. In 1803 he was hired as a teacher at Christiania Cathedral School in Norway, and from 1806 to 1813 he was a schoolmaster at the same school. However, he was also involved in numerous other tasks. From 1807 to 1809 he was a part-time teacher at the Norwegian Military Academy
Norwegian Military Academy
The Norwegian Army Academy was established in 1750. It is the oldest university-level educational institution in Norway, and one of the oldest active military academies in the world. Krigsskolen primarily educates officers for the Norwegian Army. There are separate academies for the Royal...
, and from 1808 to 1814 he edited the government's magazine Budstikken
Budstikken
Budstikken was a Norwegian newspaper.It was started as a weekly newspaper by a governmental commission on 14 April 1808, to counter rumours and false information that arose because of the Gunboat War . Its first editor was Danish-born Norway-patriot Envold de Falsen. In 1808 Ludvig Stoud Platou...
. He co-founded the Royal Norwegian Society of Development in 1809, and held positions here. He published the textbook Kortfattet Jordbeskrivelse for Borger- og Almueskoler in Denmark in 1803, which was reissued several times; the seventeenth and last reissue came in 1842. While working at Christiania Cathedral School he published the books Historisk Udsigt over Norges Skiebne i den syvaarige nordiske Krig in 1808, Geographie over Fædrelandene Danmark og Norge, for Ungdommen in 1809, Haandbog i Geographien, til Brug ved Skole-Underviisning in two volumes in 1809 and 1812, and Udtog af Geographien for Begyndere in 1810. The textbook Udtog af Geographien was reissued fifteen times in Norway (the last in 1862, by his son Carl Nicolai), and published in Sweden in 1832, Iceland
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
in 1843 and Greenland
Greenland
Greenland is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark, located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Though physiographically a part of the continent of North America, Greenland has been politically and culturally associated with Europe for...
in 1848.
In 1813 he was appointed as professor of history and statistics at the Royal Frederick University
University of Oslo
The University of Oslo , formerly The Royal Frederick University , is the oldest and largest university in Norway, situated in the Norwegian capital of Oslo. The university was founded in 1811 and was modelled after the recently established University of Berlin...
in Christiania. However, he soon started working part-time at the university. In 1815 he was hired as secretary in the Fourth Ministry, and in 1817 he became acting State Secretary for Poul Christian Holst
Poul Christian Holst
Poul Christian Holst was a Norwegian government official who held several positions in the period 1814-1848. He was the functioning head of the 1st Ministry in 1814, state secretary 1814-1822, member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm in various periods between 1823-1844, Minister of...
. The position is now called Secretary to the Government, and has nothing to do with the present-day State Secretary
State Secretary (Norway)
In Norway, a State Secretary is a partisan political position within the executive branch of government. Contrary to the position Secretary of State in many other countries, the Norwegian State Secretary does not head his or her Ministry, rather, they are second in rank to a Minister...
. He remained acting State Secretary until 1821, and held the position on a permanent basis from 1825 to 1833. By that time he had served as a Parliament of Norway member, representing the constituency Akershus Amt
Akershus
- Geography :The county is conventionally divided into the traditional districts Follo and Romerike, which fill the vast part of the county, as well as the small exclave west of Oslo that consists of Asker and Bærum...
for the year 1824.
He published a Norwegian version of the Hansard
Hansard
Hansard is the name of the printed transcripts of parliamentary debates in the Westminster system of government. It is named after Thomas Curson Hansard, an early printer and publisher of these transcripts.-Origins:...
, for the Norwegian Constituent Assembly, in 1814. The two-volume work was called Den Norske Rigs-Forsamlings Forhandlinger paa Eidsvold i Aaret 1814, and was published together with Georg Sverdrup
Georg Sverdrup
Georg Sverdrup , born Jørgen Sverdrup, was a Norwegian philologist, who is well known for being a member of Norwegian Constituent Assembly in Eidsvoll in 1814 and later the parliament. He was also responsible for building the first Norwegian university library...
and Christopher Frimann Omsen
Christopher Frimann Omsen
Christopher Frimann Omsen was a Norwegian "Founding Father" and later Supreme Court Justice.He was born in Bergen as a son of customs officer Hillebrandt Omsen og Helchie Catharina Thode —his parents died when he was young. He enrolled in law studies in Denmark in 1783, and graduated with a...
. Platou then published the works of Envold de Falsen in 1821. Optegnelser for Aaret 1814 was published posthumously. He was a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters is a learned society based in Oslo, Norway.-History:The University of Oslo was established in 1811. The idea of a learned society in Christiania surfaced for the first time in 1841. The city of Throndhjem had no university, but had a learned...
from 1825 to his death. He was also a Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog
Order of the Dannebrog
The Order of the Dannebrog is an Order of Denmark, instituted in 1671 by Christian V. It resulted from a move in 1660 to break the absolutism of the nobility. The Order was only to comprise 50 noble Knights in one class plus the Master of the Order, i.e. the Danish monarch, and his sons...
from 1812 and 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....
from 1817, and Commander of the Order of Vasa
Order of Vasa
The Royal Order of Vasa was a Swedish Royal order of chivalry, awarded to citizens of Sweden for service to state and society especially in the fields of agriculture, mining and commerce. It was instituted on 29 May 1772 by King Gustav III of Sweden...
from 1832.