Johannes Benedictus Klingenberg Explained

Johannes Benedictus Klingenberg (28 April 1817 – 8 July 1882) was a Norwegian military officer and engineer.

He was a son of bailiff Johan Nicolai Klingenberg (1777–1865), and also the uncle of pianist Alf Klingenberg (1867-1944),^[1] and the maternal grandfather^[2] and paternal granduncle of Odd Sverressøn Klingenberg and Kaare Sverressøn Klingenberg.^[3]

He worked in the country's capital Christiania. He organized the waterworks of the city in 1855, and had a national influence in this field. He became leader of the city fire department in 1861.^[4] In the military, he held the rank of major.^[3]

From 1860 to 1861 and 1872 to 1874 he was the chairman of the Norwegian Polytechnic Society.^[5]

Notes and References

1. http://www.geni.com/people/Halvdan-Fredrik-Klingenberg/6000000004971490899 Halvdan Fredrik Klingenberg (1815 - 1887) - Genealogy
2. http://www.geni.com/people/Hilda-Klingenberg/6000000023106115672 (the mother of Odd and daughter of Johannes Benedictus; accessed April 22, 2015)
3. Encyclopedia: 2007. Klingenberg – Claus Andreas. Store norske leksikon. Henriksen, Petter. Kunnskapsforlaget. Oslo. Norwegian. 22 November 2009.
4. Encyclopedia: 2007. Johannes Benedictus Klingenberg. Store norske leksikon. Henriksen, Petter. Kunnskapsforlaget. Oslo. Norwegian. 22 November 2009.
5. Web site: PFs formenn 1852 - 2004 . Norwegian Polytechnic Society . 27 November 2009 . Norwegian . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110724182550/http://old.polyteknisk.no/formenn.html . 24 July 2011 .