Lorentz Lange (23 December 1783 – 8 March 1860) was a Norwegian judge and politician. He was born in

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. He was appointed by the government as the first Professor of Law at the

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in 1816, where he served until 1825.University of Oslo faculty
From 1825 to 1858 he served as

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Assessor. He was elected to the first session of the

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in 1814, representing the constituency

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. He was re-elected in 1815. In 1833 he was re-elected for a third term, representing the constituency of Akershus Amt.Lorentz Lange
– Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD)

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1783 births 1860 deaths Politicians from Hamar Supreme Court of Norway justices Academic staff of the Faculty of Law, University of Oslo Politicians from Kristiansand Akershus politicians Members of the Storting 1833–1835 Members of the Storting 1815–1817 Members of the Storting 1814 {{Norway-politician-1780s-stub