Kristen Johanssen
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Kristen Johanssen was a Norwegian jurist.
He took the cand.jur. degree in 1892 and after studying abroad he settled in Kristiania
in 1896. After a period as assessor
in Oslo City Court
from 1897 to 1899 he took the lawyer's licence. From 1924 to 1939 he served as the Attorney General of Norway.
He was a board member of Norske Liv from 1908 to 1941, Norsk Elektrisk & Brown Boveri
from 1908, Det Norske Nitrid from 1916, Andresens Bank from 1928 and Foreningsbanken.
He was the father of jurist and theatre director Erik Kristen-Johanssen
. He was decorated as a Commander of the Order of St. Olav and the Order of the White Rose of Finland, and an Officier of the Legion of Honour. He died in 1949.
He took the cand.jur. degree in 1892 and after studying abroad he settled in Kristiania
Oslo
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...
in 1896. After a period as assessor
Assessor (law)
In some jurisdictions, an assessor is a judge's or magistrate's assistant. This is in fact the historical meaning of this word.-By country:In Denmark, it was the former title given to Supreme Court judges. Today the title is given to Deputy Judges...
in Oslo City Court
Oslo District Court
Oslo District Court is the district court serving Oslo, Norway. Cases may be appealed to Borgarting Court of Appeal. As the largest district court in Norway, it handles about 20% of all cases in the country...
from 1897 to 1899 he took the lawyer's licence. From 1924 to 1939 he served as the Attorney General of Norway.
He was a board member of Norske Liv from 1908 to 1941, Norsk Elektrisk & Brown Boveri
Norsk Elektrisk & Brown Boveri
Norsk Elektrisk & Brown Boveri A/S also known as NEBB was a Norwegian manufacturing company, which built a large amount of the rolling stock that is used by Norges Statsbaner. The plant was located at Skøyen. In 1988 it merged into Asea Brown Boveri ....
from 1908, Det Norske Nitrid from 1916, Andresens Bank from 1928 and Foreningsbanken.
He was the father of jurist and theatre director Erik Kristen-Johanssen
Erik Kristen-Johanssen
Erik Kristen-Johanssen was a Norwegian jurist and theatre director.He was born in Oslo as a son of Attorney General Kristen Johanssen. He took his law education abroad, and worked as a businessman until the Second World War, when he started working for the Ministry of Provisioning-in-exile in London...
. He was decorated as a Commander of the Order of St. Olav and the Order of the White Rose of Finland, and an Officier of the Legion of Honour. He died in 1949.