Benoni Aubert
Benoni Aubert | |
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| Born | August 4, 1768 Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Died | April 21, 1832 Oslo, Norway |
| Rank | Major |
| Commands held | Chief - Norwegian Military Academy Commander - Engineer Regiment |
| Battles/wars | Napoleonic Wars |
Benoni Aubert (4 August 1768 – 21 April 1832) was a Norwegian military officer and Danish-Norwegian. [1]
Biography[]
He was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. His parents were Major General Jacques Xavier Aubert (1727-1793) and Julane Cathrine Bang (1748-1834). His father was born in France and emigrated to Denmark in 1752 to take up a career in the Royal Danish Army. [2]
After graduating at the Royal Danish Military Academy in Copenhagen, he became an officer in 1784 and Major from 1818. He served as Chief of Engineering in Kronborg from 1806 to 1810. From 1811–17, he was a commander at Kongsvinger Fortress and Blaker Fortress. In 1814, he was also Chief of the Engineer Regiment. From 1822 to 1823, he was the chief of the Norwegian Military Academy. [3]
Personal life[]
He was married in 1797 to Jakobine Henriette Thaulow (1776-1833), daughter of Kristiansand city official Henrik Arnold Thaulow (1722-1799) and his wife Jacobine (Christie) Thaulow (1746-1818). Around 1815, he changes his surname to Aubert. He and his wife were the parents of ten children. Their children included professor Ludvig Cæsar Martin Aubert (1807–1887) and jurist Michael Conrad Sophus Emil Aubert (1811–1872).[4] [5]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Benoni d'Aubert". lokalhistoriewiki. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
- ^ Øystein B. Dick. "Benoni d' Aubert". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
- ^ Berg, Roald. "Benoni Aubert". Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 July 2012.
- ^ "Jacobine Thaulow (1746–1818)". lokalhistoriewiki. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
- ^ "Aubert". lokalhistoriewiki. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
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