Vilhelm Lie Explained

Vilhelm Gabriel Heiberg Lie (1877 – 1935) was a Norwegian civil servant.

He was a son of Emil Bernhard Lie (1836–1891), a brother of Bernt Lie and a nephew of writer Jonas Lie. His father was a first cousin of Erika (Nissen) and Ida Lie, and so Vilhelm was a second cousin of the children in the next generation; Erika Lie, Karl Nissen, Michael Strøm Lie, Mons Lie, Erik Lie, painter Jonas Lie,[1] and Eyolf Soot.[2]

Together with Anna Benedicte Aars Nicolaysen (1880–1965) he had the son Nils Aars Nicolaysen Lie, a notable writer.[3] His son was a first cousin of Emil Lie, a second cousin of the Nazi Jonas Lie, and father of professor of medicine Mons Lie.[1]

Vilhelm Lie took the cand.jur. degree in 1899. He was a tax collector in Bergen from 1914 to 1919,[4] and from 1920 to 1921 he was the State Conciliator of Norway.[5] In 1921 he was hired as chief financial officer (Norwegian: finansborgermester) in Bergen city.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: 2007. Lie – slekt etter Mons Jonassøn. Store norske leksikon. Henriksen, Petter. Kunnskapsforlaget. Oslo. Norwegian. 8 December 2010.
  2. https://runeberg.org/jonaslie/0021.html Uddrag af Slægttavlen
  3. Encyclopedia: Nils Lie. Norsk biografisk leksikon. Øystein. Rottem. Øystein Rottem. Helle, Knut. Kunnskapsforlaget. Oslo. Norwegian. 8 December 2010.
  4. Encyclopedia: 1935. 5. Lie, Vilhelm Gabriel Heiberg. Arbeidernes Leksikon. . . . Arbeidermagasinets Forlag. Oslo. Norwegian. 50.
  5. Web site: Riksmeklingsmenn. State Conciliator of Norway. Norwegian. 7 December 2010.