Peder Kjerschow (5 June 1857 – 10 December 1944) was a Norwegian judge.
He was born in
Tromsø
Tromsø is a List of towns and cities in Norway, city in Tromsø Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The city is the administrative centre of the municipality as well as the administrative centre of Troms county. The city is located on the is ...
e,
as a son of
Christian Collett Kjerschow and grandson of
Peder Christian Hersleb Kjerschow
Peder Christian Hersleb Kjerschow (29 June 1786 – 24 November 1866) was a Norway, Norwegian clergyman.
Biography
He was born at Rødøya, Rødøy in Nordland, Norway. He was the son of the Danish-born priest Rasmus Sundt Christensen Kjerschow ...
. Through marriage he was a nephew of
Jacob Andreas Michelsen and first cousin of
Christian Michelsen
Peter Christian Hersleb Kjerschow Michelsen (15 March 1857– 29 June 1925), better known as Christian Michelsen, was a Norwegian shipping magnate and statesman. He was the first prime minister of independent Norway from 1905 to 1907. Michelse ...
. He was also a great-grandfather of
Arild Kjerschow, born 1944.
He became a public prosecutor in 1891, presiding judge in 1902 and
Norwegian Director of Public Prosecutions in 1911. He retired in 1929. He issued several books.
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References
1857 births
1944 deaths
Norwegian judges
Norwegian legal scholars
People from Tromsø
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