Hans Jacob "Jacques" Theodor Wilhelm Ræder (19 March 1831 – 3 June 1920) was a Norwegian military officer.

Biography

He was born on 19 March 1831, in

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, to

Johan Christopher Ræder Johan Christopher Ræder (21 March 1859 – 28 February 1943) was a Norwegian military officer. He was born in Nes, Buskerud as a son of Nicolai Ditlev Ammon Ræder and Hanna Scheel. He was a brother of Anton Henrik Ræder, a grandson of Johan ...

and Kaja Munch. He was a grandson of Johan Georg Ræder, brother of

Nicolai Ditlev Ammon Ræder Nicolai Ditlev Ammon Ræder (16 September 1817 – 22 July 1884) was a Norwegian jurist and civil servant. Ræder was born at Kongsvinger in Hedmark, Norway. He was the son of Johan Christopher Ræder and Karen Sophie Hedevig Munch. He was the ...

, Johan Georg Ræder, and Ole Munch Ræder, and an uncle of Anton Henrik Ræder and

. In May 1867, in Copenhagen he married his own first cousin, Francisca M. M. Ræder (1841–1927). He was a military officer in the infantry before attending the

Norwegian Military College The Norwegian Military College () was a military educational institution in Norway. It was established on 16 February 1817, with headquarters at Akershus Fortress. It was originally meant for artillery and engineer officers, and in 1826 it was ex ...

, where he graduated in 1855. He mainly spent his career in the General Staff before leading ''Norske Jegerkorps'' from 1882 to 1888 and ''Østerdalens Korps'' from 1888 to 1890. From 1890 to 1899, he was the commander of Fredriksten Fortress. He reached the rank of Second Lieutenant in 1851, Premier Lieutenant in 1857, Captain in 1862, Major in 1873, Lieutenant Colonel in 1875, Colonel in 1888 and Major General in 1890. He retired in 1899, and died in March 1920 in

Vestre Aker Vestre Aker (Western Aker) is a List of boroughs of Oslo, borough of the city of Oslo, Norway. It has a population of 50,157 as of 2020. The previous Aker Municipality was merged into the city of Oslo in 1948. The borough of Vestre Aker was org ...

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1831 births 1920 deaths Military personnel from Trondheim Norwegian Military College alumni Norwegian Army generals Norwegian people of Danish descent {{Norway-mil-bio-stub