Diderik Hegermann Rye (18 May 1832 – 1914) was a Norwegian civil servant. He was born in

Bø i Telemark Bø may refer to the following: Places Norway In Norway, Bø commonly refers to: *Bø Municipality (Nordland), a municipality in Nordland county *Bø i Vesterålen, a village within Bø Municipality in Nordland county *Bø Municipality (Telemark), ...

as a son of lieutenant colonel Johan Mathias Rye and Kristiane Elisabeth Gasmann.''Hvem er hvem'' 1912
/ref> He was a nephew of Olaf Rye and Johan Henrik Rye, and brother of Niels Mathias Rye. In 1865 he married naval captain's daughter Kathinka Sofie Diriks (1841–1899). He graduated from the Norwegian Naval Academy as an officer in 1858, and after mastering vessels for the postal service and supervising fisheries he was hired as an assistant in the Norwegian Coastal Navigation Administration in 1866. He was the director of the agency from 1882 to 1909. He chaired the Norwegian Society for Sea Rescue, took part in parliamentary law commissions and was an honorary member of the Polytechnic Society and the . He was decorated as a Commander of the

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and the

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, and a Knight of the

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and the

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. He died in 1914.

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1832 births 1914 deaths People from Bø, Telemark Royal Norwegian Naval Academy alumni Royal Norwegian Navy personnel Directors of government agencies of Norway Commanders of the Order of Vasa Knights of the Order of the Polar Star Knights of the Order of the Dannebrog {{Norway-gov-bio-stub