Hans Vilhelm Keilhau Explained

Office:Minister of Defence
Term Start:31 January 1913
Term End:8 August 1914
Primeminister:Gunnar Knudsen
Predecessor:Jens Bratlie
Successor:Christian T. Holtfodt
Birth Name:Hans Vilhelm Dopp Mandall Keilhau
Birth Date:18 August 1845
Birth Place:Bergen, Hordaland, Sweden-Norway
Death Place:Christiania, Norway
Party:Liberal
Allegiance: Norway
Branch: Norwegian Army
Serviceyears:1866 - 1917
Rank: Major General

Hans Vilhelm Dopp Mandall Keilhau (18 August 1845 - 31 January 1917) was a Norwegian artillery officer and Government minister.[1]

Keilhau was born in Bergen, Norway. He was the son of Lt. Col. William Christian Keilhau and was raised in a military family. He passed his college exam in 1870. He became an officer in 1866, Second lieutenant in 1872, First Lieutenant in 1876, Captain in 1888, Major in 1892 and Major General in 1900. He served as Minister of Defence during the administration of Prime Minister Gunnar Knudsen (1913-1914).[2] Keilhau resigned at the outbreak of World War I.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Keilhau. Store norske leksikon. Jon Gunnar Arntzen. July 1, 2016.
  2. Web site: Register of Persons "Norway's Governments since 1814". Government.no. 2011-06-09. dead. https://archive.today/20120529125550/http://www.regjeringen.no/en/the-government/previous-governments/the-structure-of-the-registry/alphabetical-register/k.html. 2012-05-29.
  3. Web site: Hans Vilhelm Dopp Mandall Keilhau. Store Norske Leksikon. Norwegian. 2011-06-09.