Georg Frederik Hallager (20 March 1816 – 10 November 1876) was a Dano-Norwegian legal scholar and judge. He was born in

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, and migrated to Norway in 1827. He was hired as a university lecturer at the

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in 1841, and was promoted to professor in 1847. He left this position in 1864 to become

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Assessor. He was the father of jurist and County Governor Guthorm Hallager.

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1816 births 1876 deaths Lawyers from Copenhagen Danish emigrants to Norway Academic staff of the University of Oslo Norwegian legal scholars Supreme Court of Norway justices {{norway-law-bio-stub