Edvard Hans Hoff

Edvard Hans Hoff (11 April 1838 – 7 June 1933) was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. He was Minister of Defence from 1889 to 1891.^[1] Hoff was military officer, and was promoted to Lieutenant General (generalløytnant) in 1905.^[2] He wrote the first bridge manual in Norway in 1907, titled Bridge - Spillets love, regler og etikette ("Bridge - the Laws, Rules and Etiquette of the game").

Edvard Hans Hoff
Minister of Defence
In office 13 July 1889 – 6 March 1891
Prime Minister	Emil Stang
Preceded by	Johan Sverdrup
Succeeded by	Peter T. Holst
Personal details
Born	(1838-04-11)11 April 1838 Bergen, Hordaland, Sweden-Norway
Died	7 June 1933(1933-06-07) (aged 95) Bergen, Hordaland, Norway
Political party	Conservative

References

1. "Register of Persons "Norway's Governments since 1814"". Government.no. Archived from the original on 2012-12-05. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
2. Mardal, Magnus A. "Edvard Hans Hoff" (in Norwegian). Store Norske Leksikon. Retrieved 2011-05-28.