August Hermann Ferdinand Carl Goos (3 January 1835 – 20 December 1917) was a Danish

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, a member of the

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political party. He was Kultus Minister from 1891 to 1894,

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from 1900 to 1901, and

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from 1900 to 1901.

Biography

Goos was born on 3 January 1835 in

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. He studied law at the

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, becoming a

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in 1862. He also served as a rector at the university in 1879. In 1880, Goos was elected by a Copenhagen circle in the

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, but in 1884 had to give way to a Social Democratic leader. In 1885, however, he became a royally elected member of the County Council. In July 1891, Goos was appointed Kultus Minister, resigning in 1894. He later served as

from 1900 to 1901, as well as

. Goos died in

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in 1917. He is buried at the

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* 1835 births 1917 deaths Ministers of justice of Denmark 20th-century Danish politicians University of Copenhagen alumni People from Bornholm Burials at Vestre Cemetery, Copenhagen Kultus ministers of Denmark Ministers for Iceland {{Denmark-politician-stub