Christian Torber Hegge Geelmuyden (16 October 1816 – 13 May 1885) was a Norwegian naval officer and politician. He was born in

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as the son of Hans Geelmuyden, and brother of Ivar Geelmuyden.''Personalhistorie for Trondhjems by og omegn i et tidsrum af circa 1 1/2 aarhundrede''
by Chr. Thaulow. Hosted by Trondheim public library. He married twice and was the father of Marie Geelmuyden, first Norwegian woman to receive a degree in science. Christian Geelmuyden made a career in the

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. He joined the navy as a

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at the age of fourteen, being promoted to second lieutenant in 1836, premier lieutenant in 1848 and captain lieutenant in 1857. He then became captain in 1864 and commander in 1874. He was stationed in

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, where he was mayor from 1857 to 1864. He was elected to the

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in 1857, representing the constituency of Jarlsberg og Laurvigs Amt. He later served as a deputy representative during the term 1862–1864.Christian Torber Hegge Geelmuyden
– Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD) He was a Knight of the

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, and was a member of both the

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and the

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. A street in Horten, ''Geelmuydens gate'', was named after him.

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1816 births 1885 deaths Members of the Storting Vestfold politicians People from Horten Politicians from Trondheim Military personnel from Trondheim Royal Norwegian Navy personnel Members of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters {{Norway-politician-1810s-stub