Georg Reinholdt Wankel
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Georg Reinholdt Wankel was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party
.
He was born in Moss
as the son of German-born engineer Ignatz Wankel (1806-1881) and his wife Karen Bolette Sandberg (1815-1898). In June 1869 he married Charlotte Sophie Rosenkilde from Stavanger
. She died already in March 1870. In 1882 Wankel married Sigrid Ring, daughter of Jens Ring and granddaughter of Paul Vinsnes
. They had several children. Among them were the acclaimed cubist painter Charlotte Wankel
.
He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1889, representing the constituency of Smaalenenes Amt
. He worked as a farmer there. He served only one term.
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...
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He was born in 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...
as the son of German-born engineer Ignatz Wankel (1806-1881) and his wife Karen Bolette Sandberg (1815-1898). In June 1869 he married Charlotte Sophie Rosenkilde from Stavanger
Stavanger
Stavanger is a city and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.Stavanger municipality has a population of 126,469. There are 197,852 people living in the Stavanger conurbation, making Stavanger the fourth largest city, but the third largest urban area, in Norway...
. She died already in March 1870. In 1882 Wankel married Sigrid Ring, daughter of Jens Ring and granddaughter of Paul Vinsnes
Paul Vinsnes
Paul Vinsnes was a Norwegian priest and politician.He was born in Drammen as the son of Johan Fredrik Winsnes and his wife Barbara Holm. He graduated from the University of Copenhagen as cand.theol. in 1814. He first worked two years as a teacher in Drammen, then in Kristiania before he became...
. They had several children. Among them were the acclaimed cubist painter Charlotte Wankel
Charlotte Wankel
Charlotte Wankel was a Norwegian painter regarded as one of the first Norwegian cubist and painters of abstract art.-Biography:...
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He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1889, representing the constituency 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...
. He worked as a farmer there. He served only one term.