Personal life

He was born 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...

 as a son of engineer Lauritz Jenssen Dorenfeldt

Lauritz Jenssen Dorenfeldt (engineer)

-Personal life:He was born in Strinda as a the oldest of seven sons of businessman Lauritz Jenssen and Jørgine Wilhelmine Darre . He was a brother of Hans Jørgen Darre-Jenssen and Worm Hirsch Darre-Jenssen, and a nephew of Hans Jørgen Darre. He took the name Dorenfeldt in 1890.In October 1890 he...

 (1863–1932) and Aagot Bødtker (1869–1963). He was a grandson of Lauritz Jenssen

Lauritz Jenssen

Lauritz Jenssen was a Norwegian businessperson and politician. A part of a notable business family based in and around Trondhjem, Jenssen founded Ranheims Papirfabrik, and also served one term in the Parliament of Norway....

, grandnephew of Hans Jørgen Darre

Hans Jørgen Darre

Hans Jørgen Darre was a Norwegian bishop.The son of the vicar in Klæbo and constitutional founding father, Jacob Hersleb Darre, he graduated as cand.theol. in 1827 and succeeded his father as vicar in Klæbu in 1833. He was the dean in Dalerne from 1843 to 1848, and in March 1849 he took over as...

 and a nephew of Hans Jørgen Darre-Jenssen

Hans Jørgen Darre-Jenssen

Hans Jørgen Darre-Jenssen was a Norwegian engineer and politician for the Liberal Left Party. He was the Minister of Labour from 1910 to 1912, and thereafter served as director of the Norwegian State Railways.-Personal life:...

 and Worm Hirsch Darre-Jenssen

Worm Hirsch Darre-Jenssen

Worm Hirsch Darre-Jenssen was a Norwegian engineer and politician for the Conservative Party. He served two terms in the Parliament of Norway, and was the Minister of Labour from 1926 to 1928.-Career:...

. On the maternal side he was a nephew of Sigurd Bødtker

Sigurd Bødtker

-Personal life:He was born in Trondhjem as a son of physician Fredrik Waldemar Bødtker and Sophie Jenssen . He was the brother of chemist Eyvind Bødtker, a second cousin of military officer Carl Fredrik Johannes Bødtker, log driving manager Ragnvald Bødtker and County Governor Eivind Bødtker, and...

.

In 1943 he married Lucille Elise Schaaning (1920–2002), daughter of dr.med. Gustav Adolf Lammers Schaaning (1888–1963).

Career

He graduated from 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 1934 with the cand.jur. degree. In his early career he worked as a junior attorney from 1935 and deputy judge in Aker District Court from 1937. During the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany

Occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany

The occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany started with the German invasion of Norway on April 9, 1940, and ended on May 8, 1945, after the capitulation of German forces in Europe. Throughout this period, Norway was continuously occupied by the Wehrmacht...

 he was imprisoned.

In 1945 he was hired as an auxiliary judge in Aker District Court, and from 1947 he was a district attorney

Norwegian Prosecuting Authority

Norwegian Prosecuting Authority is a body subordinate to the Norwegian Council of State.This body is responsible for legal prosecutions in Norway. It is divided into three branches. The third branch is the Prosecuting Authority in the Police. The first two, the Office of the Director of Public...

 in Oslo

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...

. He also lectured in criminal law

Criminal law

Criminal law, is the body of law that relates to crime. It might be defined as the body of rules that defines conduct that is not allowed because it is held to threaten, harm or endanger the safety and welfare of people, and that sets out the punishment to be imposed on people who do not obey...

 at the University of Oslo between 1957 and 1967. In 1968 he was promoted to the Norwegian Director of Public Prosecutions, a position he retained until 1979.

He was a board member of Den norske kriminalistforening, and chaired the Norwegian Fire Protection Association

Norwegian Fire Protection Association

The Norwegian Fire Protection Association is a Norwegian non-profit foundation, established in 1923. It works "to achieve a safer society" by promoting fire safety. It publishes the periodical Brann & Sikkerhet. Its main office is at Etterstad in Oslo....

 from 1968 to 1979. He also chaired the supervisory councils of Storebrand

Storebrand

Storebrand is a financial services company in Norway. By volume, the company's main activities are related to life insurance and pension savings. However, the company also has major divisions working on investments, banking and, since 2006, P&C insurance products...

 and Idun

Livsforsikringsselskapet Idun

Livsforsikringsselskapet Idun was a Norwegian insurance company.It was founded in 1861. The first chief executive was Jørgen Gjerdrum. Idun was incorporated into Storebrand in the 1970s....

. He was decorated as a Commander of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav and of the 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....

. He died in April 1997 in Oslo.