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Torkel Halvorsen Aschehoug (27 June 1822 – 20 January 1909) was a prominent Norwegian professor, legal scholar, historian and social economist. He also served as a conservative politician and Member of the
Torkel Halvorsen Aschehoug (27 June 1822 – 20 January 1909) was a prominent Norwegian professor, legal scholar, historian and social economist. He also served as a conservative politician and Member of the Norwegian Parliament
The Storting ( ; ) 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 based on party-list proportional represe ...
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Biography
Torkel Halvorsen Aschehoug was born at Idd (nowHalden
Halden (), between 1665 and 1928 known as Fredrikshald, is both a List of cities in Norway, town and a Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Østfold Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The municipality borders Sarpsborg to the northwest, R ...
) in Østfold
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, Norway. He grew up in a professional family in which his father and grandfather were both parish priests. He attended Fredrikshalds lærde skole in Halden. In 1839, he entered Royal Frederick University (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 ...
), where he later became a professor. In 1844, Aschehoug graduated with a law degree. He subsequently studied abroad with stops including England and Sweden.
In 1852, Aschehoug began an over fifty-year career at the University of Oslo. He was Professor of Jurisprudence, National Economics and Statistics at the Faculty of Law
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(1862–1889), and also served as the Dean of the Faculty of Law and the elected Chairman of the Collegium Academicum (the governing body of the university).
He also served as a Member of Parliament 1868–1892 and played a central role in the controversy surrounding the adoption of a parliamentary system
A parliamentary system, or parliamentary democracy, is a form of government where the head of government (chief executive) derives their Election, democratic legitimacy from their ability to command the support ("confidence") of a majority of t ...
in which the Cabinet was responsible to parliament instead of being merely appointed by the King. In 1883, he founded Statsøkonomisk Forening, an association to advance the study and understanding of socio-economic issues.
His major works include ''Norges offentlige ret'' and ''Norges nuværende statsforfatning''.
He was elected as a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences () is one of the Swedish Royal Academies, royal academies of Sweden. Founded on 2 June 1739, it is an independent, non-governmental scientific organization that takes special responsibility for promoting nat ...
in 1890 and received the Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav
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in 1895.
In 1908, he received Norway's highest civilian award, the Borgerdådsmedal in gold.
Selected Works
* ''Norges offentlige ret'' (4 volumes, 1866–1885) ** Part I ''Statsforfatningen i Norge og Danmark indtil 1814'' (Christiania 1866) ** Part II ''Norges nuværende Statsforfatning'' (3 volumes, 1874–1881) * ''Den nordiske Statsret'' (1885) * ''Das Staatsrecht der vereinigten Königreiche Schweden und Norwegen'' (1886) * ''Norges nuværende statsforfatning'' (2nd edition. 3 volumes, 1891–1893) * ''De norske Communers Retsforfatning før 1837'' (1897) * ''Socialøkonomik'' (3 volumes, 1903–08)Personal life
Torkel Halvorsen Aschehoug was married twice; 1) Anna Cathrine Marie Aschehoug (1822-1854) 2) Johanne Bolette Aschehoug (1832–1904). He was the father of Halvard Aschehoug (1851-1880), who together with his cousin Hieronymus Aschehoug (1846–1902), co-founder of H. Aschehoug & Co.References
Related Reading
*Mathilde C. Fasting (2013) ''Torkel Aschehoug and Norwegian Historical Economic Thought'' (Anthem Press)External links
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Aschehoug, Torkel Halvorsen 1909 deaths 1822 births Politicians from Halden University of Oslo alumni Academic staff of the Faculty of Law, University of Oslo Philosophers of law Norwegian legal scholars Norwegian economists Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Recipients of the St. Olav's Medal Members of the Storting 1880–1882 Members of the Storting 1877–1879 Members of the Storting 1874–1876 Members of the Storting 1871–1873 Members of the Storting 1868–1870