Annæus Johannes Schjødt Explained

Annæus Johannes Schjødt
Birth Date:2 May 1857
Birth Place:Christiania
Nationality:Norwegian
Children:Annæus Schjødt
Spouse:Edle Hartmann (second wife)
Relatives:Annæus Schjødt Jr. (grandson)
Occupation:Barrister
Politician
Known For:Attorney General of Norway
Member of Parliament

Annæus Johannes Schjødt (2 May 1857  - 23 April 1923) was a Norwegian barrister.

He was born in Christiania to Simon Peter Schjødt and Andrea Emilie Schriver. He was married to Laura Marie Rømcke from 1885 to 1892, and to writer Edle Hartmann from 1900. He was the father of jurist Annæus Schjødt.[1]

Schjødt was barrister with access to work with the Supreme Court from 1885. He was member of the Storting from 1894 to 1900. He served as Attorney General of Norway from 1917. He was a co-founder (1884) and board member of the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights.[2]

He was decorated Knight of the Order of St. Olav in 1910.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: Annæus Schjødt D.E. . Norsk biografisk leksikon. Hans Fredrik . Dahl . Hans Fredrik Dahl . Helle, Knut . Knut Helle . Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . Norwegian . 13 February 2016.
  2. "Indbydelse til at indtræde i Norsk Kvindesags-Forening stiftet den 28de Juni 1884," Bergens Tidende, 18 November 1884
  3. Book: Amundsen, O. Delphin . Den kongelige norske Sankt Olavs Orden . Otto Delphin Amundsen. 373 . Norwegian . Grøndahl . Oslo . 1947.