Ludvig Mariboe Benjamin Aubert (22 November 1838 – 5 February 1896) was a
Norwegian professor,
jurist
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and
government official.
Biography
Aubert was born at Christiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was the son of professor
Ludvig Cæsar Martin Aubert (1807-1887) and his wife Ida Dorothea Mariboe (1811–1900). Aubert's brother was art educator and historian
Fredrik Ludvig Andreas Vibe Aubert (1851–1913).
From 1855, Aubert was a law student at the University of Christiania (now
University of Oslo
The University of Oslo (; ) is a public university, public research university located in Oslo, Norway. It is the List of oldest universities in continuous operation#Europe, oldest university in Norway. Originally named the Royal Frederick Univ ...
) graduating
Cand.jur. in 1860. He started his career as a magistrate at
Nord-Gudbrandsdal District Court. Aubert was engaged as a university fellow and in 1864 became a lecturer. Aubert was a professor of law at the
University of Oslo
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from 1866. He published noted works of
legal history
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,
comparative law
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and
commercial law
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.
A moderate Conservative, Aubert also served as
Minister of Justice
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from April to June 1884 with
the
Schweigaard Government.
Aubert was married to noted author
Elise Sofie Aars (1837–1909). Among their children were jurist
Vilhelm Mariboe Aubert (1868-1908) and film critic
Sofie Aubert Lindbæk (1875–1953).
References
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1838 births
1896 deaths
Academic staff of the Faculty of Law, University of Oslo
University of Oslo alumni
Government ministers of Norway
19th-century Norwegian politicians
Burials at the Cemetery of Our Saviour
Ministers of justice of Norway
Politicians from Oslo
d'Aubert family