Johan Frederik Schlegel Explained

Johan Frederik Schlegel (22 January 1817, Copenhagen – 8 June 1896, Copenhagen) was a Danish lawyer and civil servant. He was Governor-General of the Danish West Indies from 1855 to 1860, and (Privy Counsellor) from 1860. In 1873, he was elected to the Copenhagen City Council.

He was married to Regine Olsen, who was formerly engaged to the philosopher and theologian Søren Kierkegaard.^{[1] [2]}

Notes and References

1. C. F. Bricka (editor), Dansk biografisk Lexikon, first edition, 19 volumes, 1887-1905, Vol. XV. Online edition available: https://runeberg.org/dbl/15/ (pages 173 and 174. Numbered as 175 and 176 in the online edition)
2. Web site: Johan Frederik 'Fritz' Schlegel. gravsted.dk . January 1, 2019.