Johannes Benedictus Klingenberg
Johannes Benedictus Klingenberg (28 April 1817 – 8 July 1882) was a Norwegian military officer and engineer.
He was a son of bailiff Johan Nicolai Klingenberg (1777–1865), and also the uncle of pianist Alf Klingenberg (1867-1944),[1] and the maternal grandfather[2] and paternal granduncle of Odd Sverressøn Klingenberg and .[3]
He worked in the country's capital Christiania. He organized the waterworks of the city in 1855, and had a national influence in this field. He became leader of the city fire department in 1861.[4] In the military, he held the rank of major.[3]
From 1860 to 1861 and 1872 to 1874 he was the chairman of the Norwegian Polytechnic Society.[5]
References[]
- ^ Halvdan Fredrik Klingenberg (1815 - 1887) - Genealogy (the father of Alf and brother of Johannes Benedictus; accessed April 22, 2015)
- ^ http://www.geni.com/people/Hilda-Klingenberg/6000000023106115672 (the mother of Odd and daughter of Johannes Benedictus; accessed April 22, 2015)
- ^ a b Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Klingenberg – Claus Andreas". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
- ^ Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Johannes Benedictus Klingenberg". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
- ^ "PFs formenn 1852 - 2004" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Polytechnic Society. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2009.
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