Christopher Morgenstierne Munthe (14 July 1875 – 21 December 1939) was a Norwegian civil servant, military officer and genealogist.

Biography

He was a born in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was the son of colonel and historian Hartvig Andreas Munthe (1845–1905). He was also a grandnephew of historian and cartographer

Gerhard Munthe Gerhard Peter Frantz Munthe (19 July 1849 in Elverum (town), Elverum, Hedmark – 15 January 1929 in Lysaker, Bærum Municipality, Bærum) was a Norwegian painter and illustrator. Background Munthe was born in Elverum (town), Elverum to physicia ...

, a nephew of painter

, writer

Margrethe Munthe Margrethe Aabel Munthe (27 May 1860 – 20 January 1931) was a Norwegian teacher, children's writer, songwriter and playwright. Personal life Margrethe Munthe was born in Elverum Municipality as the daughter of physician Christopher Pavels Munt ...

and Major General

Carl Oscar Munthe Carl Oscar Munthe (12 December 1861 – 20 December 1952) was a Norwegian military officer and historian. Personal life He was born in Elverum Municipality, Elverum as a son of physician Christopher Pavels Munthe (1816–1884). He was a younger b ...

, and a first cousin of librarian

Wilhelm Munthe Abraham Wilhelm Støren Munthe (20 October 1883 – 18 December 1965) was a Norwegian librarian and author. He worked at the University Library of Oslo from 1903 to 1953. Personal life Munthe was born in Kristiania (now Oslo) as the son of O ...

and painter Lagertha Munthe. After graduating from the Norwegian Military College, he became a lieutenant in the Kristiansand Brigade. Later he joined the Field Artillery and became captain in 1911. He took a law degree in 1908, and then became a clerk with the magistrate at

Romerike Romerike is a Districts of Norway, traditional district located north-east of Oslo, in what is today south-eastern Norway. It consists of the Akershus municipalities Lillestrøm, Lørenskog, Nittedal, Rælingen and Aurskog-Høland in the southern ...

. He served as secretary in the Norwegian Ministry of Defense in 1912 and from 1917 he was the bureau chief. Before 1926 he was, together with Stian Herlofsen Finne-Grønn and Erik Andreas Thomle, a co-editor of the periodical ''Norsk tidsskrift for genealogi, personalhistorie, biografi og litteraturhistorie''. This was Norway's first periodical on

genealogy Genealogy () is the study of families, family history, and the tracing of their lineages. Genealogists use oral interviews, historical records, genetic analysis, and other records to obtain information about a family and to demonstrate kin ...

. In 1926 he was among the founders of the Norwegian Genealogical Society together with Stian Herlofsen Finne-Grønn and Sigurd Segelcke Meidell. The organization launched a new periodical, ''Norsk Slektshistorisk Tidsskrift''.

References

1875 births 1939 deaths] Civil servants from Oslo Norwegian Military College alumni Military personnel from Oslo Norwegian genealogists {{Norway-gov-bio-stub