Diderik Hegermann

Diderik Hegermann painted by Jacob Munch in 1816. The painting belongs to the Norwegian Military Academy.

Diderik Hegermann (6 December 1763 – 7 February 1835) was a military officer and government minister of Norway. He served as a member of the Norwegian Constituent Assembly in 1814. [1] [2][3]

Biography

Diderik Hegermann was born at Altona in Schleswig-Holstein. In accordance with family tradition, he chose a military career. He became a cadet in 1776 and served as a Sergeant until 1786. He became a Lieutenant in 1786 in the Corps of Cadets in Copenhagen. In 1790, he was appointed Captain. In 1800, he was promoted to Major and appointed commander on the War School in Christiania (now Oslo). In 1808, he became Lieutenant Colonel and from 1812 he was commander of Oppland Infantry Regiment. Hegermann served as Colonel during the Swedish–Norwegian War (1814). He led the defense at the Battle of Langnes.[4]

Diderik Hegermann represented the Oppland infantry Regiment (Oplandske Infanterie Regement) at the Norwegian Constitutional Assembly at Eidsvold in 1814. He was a member of the Constitutional Committee and supported the independence party (Selvstendighetspartiet). He served on the Norwegian Councilor of State of the 6th Ministry (war administration) in 1814 and 1814–1815 and Minister of the Army 1815–1816. In 1817, he was granted a discharge from government service. [5] [6][7]

He was married in 1815 to Hanne Christine Susanne Nideros (1779-1858), widow of Daniel Isaachsen Willoch who had died in 1813. Following his retirement, he entered the lumber business, operating sawmills and a shipyard at Tveit in Vest-Agder .[8][9]

Honors

Hegermann was decorated as a Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Hegermann (slekt) (Slektshistoriewiki)
  2. ↑ Diderich Hegermann (Hemneslekt)
  3. ↑ Diderik Hegermann (Eidsvollsmenn)
  4. ↑ Diderich Hegermann, Offiser (Terje Bratberg. Norsk biografisk leksikon)
  5. ↑ Selvstendighetspartiet (Norsk partipolitisk leksikon)
  6. ↑ "Register of Persons "Norway's Governments since 1814"". Government.no. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
  7. ↑ Diderik Hegermann (Stortingsaktivitet / Statsrådsaktivitet)
  8. ↑ Hanne Susanne Christine Willoch (född Nideros) (myheritage.com)
  9. ↑ Familiene Hegermann og Isaachsen (arkivportalen.no)
  10. ↑ Tallak Lindstøl: Stortinget og Statsraadet, 1814-1914. B. 1 D. 1 : Biografier A-K, page 359 digital edition (in Norwegian)

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