Fredrik Arentz Krog

Fredrik Arentz Krog (23 October 1844 – 6 April 1923) was a Norwegian barrister.

Fredrik Arentz Krog
Born	(1844-10-23)23 October 1844 Flakstad, Norway
Died	6 April 1923(1923-04-06) (aged 78) Kristiania, Norway
Nationality	Norwegian
Occupation	barrister
Spouse	Cecilie Thoresen Krog
Children	Helge Krog
Relatives	Gina Krog (sister)
Awards	Order of St. Olav

Personal life

Krog was born in Flakstad Municipality in Lofoten to parish priest Jørgen Sverdrup Krog and Ingeborg Anna Dass Brinchmann,^[1] and was a brother of Gina Krog.^[2] He was married to Cecilie Thoresen in 1887,^[3] and they had the son Helge Krog, who became a journalist and playwright.^[4]

Career

Krog graduated as cand.jur. in 1868,^[1] and practiced as lawyer in Kristiania from 1876.^[5] He attained to barrister with access to work with Supreme Court cases in 1922.^[5] He was a board member of the railway company Hovedbanen from 1884 to 1908,^[1] and was a member of the representative council of Norges Bank.^[5] He was elected member of the City Council of Kristiania from 1894.^[5]

Krog was decorated Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav in 1901.^[5]

References

1. Brinchmann, Chr; Daae, Anders; Hammer, K.V., eds. (1912). "Krog, Fredrik Arentz". Hvem er Hvem? Haandbog over samtidige norske mænd og kvinder (in Norwegian) (1 ed.). Kristiania: Aschehoug. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
2. Brinchmann, Chr; Daae, Anders; Hammer, K.V., eds. (1912). "Krog, Gina". Hvem er Hvem? Haandbog over samtidige norske mænd og kvinder (in Norwegian) (1 ed.). Kristiania: Aschehoug. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
3. Moksnes, Aslaug. "Cecilie Thoresen Krog". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
4. Rottem, Øystein. "Helge Krog". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
5. Amundsen, O. Delphin (1947). Den kongelige norske Sankt Olavs Orden (in Norwegian). Oslo: Grøndahl. p. 324.