Michael Conrad Sophus Emil Aubert (2 July 1811 – 8 November 1872) was a Norwegian jurist and politician.
Biography
Aubert was born in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was one of ten children born to
Benoni Aubert
Benoni Aubert ( 4 August 1768 – 21 April 1832) was a Norwegian military officer born in Denmark.
Biography
He was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. His parents were Major General Jacques Xavier Aubert (1727-1793) and Julane Cathrine Bang (1748-1834 ...
(1768–1832) and Jakobine Henriette Thaulow (1776-1833). One of his brother was professor
Ludvig Cæsar Martin Aubert
Ludvig Cæsar Martin Aubert (30 March 1807 – 14 June 1887) was a Norwegian philologist. Biography
Aubert was born in Christianssand (now Kristiansand), Norway. He was the son of Benoni Aubert (1768–1832) and Jakobine Henriette Thaulow (1776� ...
(1807–1887).
He graduated as
cand.jur.
Candidate of Law (Latin: ''candidatus/candidata juris/iuris'') is both a graduate law degree awarded to law students in the Nordic region as well as an academic status designation for advanced Law School students in German-speaking countries.
No ...
in 1835. He worked as an attorney from 1836, and diocesan attorney (''stiftprokurator'') in
Bergen
Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula o ...
from 1841. He was then appointed district stipendiary magistrate in
Lofoten
Lofoten () is an archipelago and a traditional district in the county of Nordland, Norway. Lofoten has distinctive scenery with dramatic mountains and peaks, open sea and sheltered bays, beaches and untouched lands. There are two towns, Svolv� ...
og
Vesterålen
Vesterålen is a district and archipelago in Nordland county, Norway. It is located just north of Lofoten and west of Harstad. It is the northernmost part of Nordland county. Sortland is the largest town, situated near the center of the archipel ...
in
Nordland
Nordland (; smj, Nordlánnda, sma, Nordlaante, sme, Nordlánda, en, Northland) is a county in Norway in the Northern Norway region, the least populous of all 11 counties, bordering Troms og Finnmark in the north, Trøndelag in the south, ...
during 1847.
[Michael Conrad Sophus Emil Aubert](_blank)
at the Sogn og Fjordane County Encyclopedia (Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation
NRK, an abbreviation of the Norwegian ''Norsk Rikskringkasting AS'', generally expressed in English as the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, is the Norwegian government-owned radio and television public broadcasting company, and the larges ...
) While stationed here, he was elected to the
Norwegian Parliament
The Storting ( no, Stortinget ) (lit. the Great Thing) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It is located in Oslo. The unicameral parliament has 169 members and is elected every four years base ...
in 1851, representing the rural constituency of Nordlands Amt (now Nordland).
[Michael Conrad Sophus Emil Aubert](_blank)
— Norwegian Social Science Data Services
The Norwegian Centre for Research Data ( no, Norsk senter for forskningsdata) (NSD) is a Norwegian government-owned company responsible for managing data for the research community of Norway. Until 1 March 2016 it was known as Norwegian Social Scie ...
(NSD)
In 1852 he was appointed
County Governor of Nordre Bergenhus Amt (now Sogn og Fjordane). He served as deputy representative to the Parliament in 1857.
He lived in
Lærdalsøyri
Lærdalsøyri is the administrative centre of Lærdal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located along the Lærdalselvi river where it empties into the Lærdalsfjorden, a branch off of the main Sognefjorden. The village is loc ...
during this tenure.
[''Personalhistorie for Trondhjems by og omegn i et tidsrum af circa 1 1/2 aarhundrede''](_blank)
by Chr. Thaulow. Hosted by Trondheim public library.
He made an important contribution to the local economy by establishing a transport company with local merchant
Jan Henrik Nitter Hansen (1801–1879) and priest
Harald Ulrik Sverdrup (1813–1891).
Founded in 1858,
Nordre Bergenhus Amts Dampskibe (later known as Fylkesbaatane i Sogn og Fjordane) was established to provide steamship service from
Bergen
Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula o ...
. With time the company came to operate ferries, charter service and tourist transportation.
He left the County Governor position in 1860 to become
burgomaster
Burgomaster (alternatively spelled burgermeister, literally "master of the town, master of the borough, master of the fortress, master of the citizens") is the English form of various terms in or derived from Germanic languages for the chief ...
of
Throndhjem (now Trondheim).
He served as deputy representative from the constituency
Throndhjem og
Levanger
Levanger is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the district of Innherred. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Levanger. Some of the notable villages in the municipality include Alstadhaug, Ekn ...
.
From 1866, he resided at
Sande. He was appointed district stipendiary magistrate in Jarlsberg (now
Vestfold
Vestfold is a traditional region, a former county and a current electoral district in Eastern Norway. In 2020 the county became part of the much larger county of Vestfold og Telemark. Located on the western shore of the Oslofjord, it bordered t ...
) a position he held until his death.
His replacement as burgomaster was
Sivert Christensen Strøm
Sivert Christensen Strøm (August 9, 1819 – 13 November 1902) was a Norwegian jurist and politician.
He was born at Øyestad (now Arendal) in Aust-Agder to captain Christen Nielsen Strøm. He graduated as cand.jur. in 1845. He first worked ...
.
References
1811 births
1872 deaths
County governors of Norway
Members of the Storting
Nordland politicians
Sogn og Fjordane politicians
Politicians from Trondheim
Norwegian jurists
d'Aubert family
{{Norway-politician-1810s-stub