Albert Gjerdrum

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Albert Ehrensvärd Gjerdrum (22 June 1869 – 24 February 1954) was a Norwegian jurist.

He was born in Kristiania[1] as a son of Carl Ferdinand Gjerdrum,[2] nephew of and Otto Gjerdrum and grandson of Ole Gjerdrum.[3] Together with Ovidia Kloumann he had the son Carl Ferdinand Gjerdrum, who was killed during the Second World War.[4]

He finished his secondary education in 1888 and took the cand.jur. degree in 1893. He was a deputy judge in from 1894 to 1895, junior solicitor and attorney from 1895 and lawyer from 1901. He was an attorney for , Arbeidernes Landsbank and Spareskillingsbanken. His law firm was called A. Gjerdrum og C. F. Gjerdrum, and had its offices in the Oslo's main street Karl Johans gate.[1][2][5]

He was also an acting judge in Oslo City Court from 1898 to 1909, and was also a defender in Oslo Court of Appeal.[1] He handled several profiled criminal cases in his time, such as the Mossin case and the Aasheim case.[6] In the 1920s he also lectured in civil law at the Royal Frederick University, and issued the book Utsigt over den nye Civilprosess. He was a board member of the Norwegian Bar Association from 1930, and also a member of public boards and commissions.[1]

He received the King's Medal of Merit in gold in 1947. He died in February 1954.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Hoffstad, Einar, ed. (1935). "Gjerdrum, A(lbert Ehrensvärd)". Merkantilt biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian) (1st ed.). Oslo: Yrkesforlaget. pp. 243–244. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
  2. ^ a b c "Dødsfall". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 25 February 1954. p. 7.
  3. ^ Wold, Dag. "Jørgen Gjerdrum". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
  4. ^ Ording, Arne; Johnson, Gudrun; Garder, Johan (1949). Våre falne 1939-1945. Vol. 1. Oslo: Grøndahl. p. 688. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
  5. ^ "60 år". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 19 June 1929. p. 5.
  6. ^ "50 aar". Aftenposten Aften (in Norwegian). 19 June 1919. p. 3.


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