| Office: | Minister of Justice |
| Term Start: | 3 April 1884 |
| Term End: | 26 June 1884 |
| Primeminister: | Christian Schweigaard |
| Predecessor: | Christian Schweigaard |
| Successor: | Aimar Sørenssen |
| Birth Name: | Ludvig Mariboe Benjamin Aubert |
| Birth Date: | 22 November 1838 |
| Birth Place: | Christiania, Sweden-Norway |
| Death Place: | Christiania, Sweden-Norway |
| Spouse: | Elise Aubert |
Ludvig Mariboe Benjamin Aubert (22 November 1838 – 5 February 1896) was a Norwegian professor, jurist and government official. [1]
Aubert was born at Christiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was the son of professor Ludvig Cæsar Martin Aubert (1807-1887) and his wife Ida Dorothea Mariboe (1811–1900). Aubert's brother was art educator and historian Fredrik Ludvig Andreas Vibe Aubert (1851–1913). [2] [3]
From 1855, Aubert was a law student at the University of Christiania (now University of Oslo) graduating Cand.jur. in 1860. He started his career as a magistrate at Nord-Gudbrandsdal District Court. Aubert was engaged as a university fellow and in 1864 became a lecturer. Aubert was a professor of law at the University of Oslo from 1866. He published noted works of legal history, comparative law and commercial law.[4] [5]
A moderate Conservative, Aubert also served as Minister of Justice from April to June 1884 withthe Schweigaard Government.[6] [7] [8]
Aubert was married to noted author Elise Sofie Aars (1837–1909). Among their children were jurist Vilhelm Mariboe Aubert (1868-1908) and film critic Sofie Aubert Lindbæk (1875–1953).[9] [10] [11]