Wilhelm Frimann Krog Explained

Wilhelm Frimann Krog
Birth Date:10 May 1767
Birth Place:Skudenes, Denmark-Norway
Death Place:Stavanger, Denmark-Norway
Citizenship:Denmark-Norway
Nationality:Norwegian
Profession:Politician
Office:Governor of Stavanger Amt
Term Start:1814
Term End:1824
Predecessor:Ulrik Frederik Anton de Schouboe
Successor:Jens Erichstrup

Wilhelm Frimann Krog (1767–1825) was a Norwegian civil servant and politician. He served as the County Governor of Stavanger county from 1814 until 1824.[1]

Biography

From 1799 until 1805, he was the Sysselmann (Governor) for Hunevad county in Iceland. From 1805 to 1814, he was the bailiff for Jæren and Dalane. Then from 1814 to 1824 he was the Governor of Stavanger Amt.[2]

Krog was the son of Truls Christian Krog (1722–1806), the parish priest at Falnes Church, and Helene Sophie Meyer. He married Drude Marie Heiberg in 1801 and together, they had 8 children.

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: Fylkesmenn og amtmenn (stiftamtmenn) siden 1671 . . . 23 August 2020 . 1 June 2016. Berg . Ole T. . Norwegian.
  2. Book: Heiberg, Gerd F. . Slægten Heiberg: personalhistoriske og genealogiske oplysninger . Cammermeyers boghandel . 1907 . Kristiania, Norge . 119 . Norwegian . 23 August 2020.