Klingberg was born on 16 December 1765 in Copenhagen, the son of lottery inspector-general Jacob Klingberg (1719–82) and Karen Lund (1733–1806). He graduated from Frederiksborg Latin School in 1783 and passed his legal exams (cand.jur.) at the University of Copenhagen in 1787.[1]
Careeredit
Christian Klingberg's signature on the title page of a volume of A.S. Ørsted's Nyt Juridisk Arkiv (7th volume, 1814).
He was a lawyer at the Hof- og Stadsret from 1791 and became a Supreme Court Attorney in 1792. He was in addition chief legal officer of the Danish Asia Company 1812–19 and briefly served as director of the Bank of Denmark in 1818. In 1813, he was designated as Supreme Court justice but never used this appointment.[1]
Klingberg was recognized as one of the leading lawyers of his time and acted as defense attorney in a number of high-profile cases, for instance for Conrad Malte-Brun.[1]
Personal lifeedit
Klingberg married Lovise Elisabeth Klingberg (20 February 1772 – 13 February 1855), a daughter of Lauritz Klongberg (1728–95) and Catharina Elisabeth Schumacher (1745–92), on 28 May 1796 in the Holmen Church.
Klingberg died on 9 February 1821 in Copenhagen and is buried at Valsølille Cemetery.[2]
^"Christian Klingberg" (in Danish). gravsted.dk. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
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January 01, 1970
christian, klingberg, december, 1765, february, 1821, danish, supreme, court, attorney, chief, legal, officer, danish, asiatic, company, pastel, portrait, jens, juel, 1818born, 1765, december, 1765copenhagen, denmarkdied9, february, 1821, 1821, aged, copenhage. Christian Klingberg 16 December 1765 9 February 1821 was a Danish Supreme Court attorney and chief legal officer of the Danish Asiatic Company Christian KlingbergPastel portrait by of Christian Klingberg by Jens Juel 1818Born 1765 12 16 16 December 1765Copenhagen DenmarkDied9 February 1821 1821 02 09 aged 55 Copenhagen DenmarkNationalityDanishOccupationLawyer Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 References 5 External linksEarly life and education editKlingberg was born on 16 December 1765 in Copenhagen the son of lottery inspector general Jacob Klingberg 1719 82 and Karen Lund 1733 1806 He graduated from Frederiksborg Latin School in 1783 and passed his legal exams cand jur at the University of Copenhagen in 1787 1 Career edit nbsp Christian Klingberg s signature on the title page of a volume of A S Orsted s Nyt Juridisk Arkiv 7th volume 1814 He was a lawyer at the Hof og Stadsret from 1791 and became a Supreme Court Attorney in 1792 He was in addition chief legal officer of the Danish Asia Company 1812 19 and briefly served as director of the Bank of Denmark in 1818 In 1813 he was designated as Supreme Court justice but never used this appointment 1 Klingberg was recognized as one of the leading lawyers of his time and acted as defense attorney in a number of high profile cases for instance for Conrad Malte Brun 1 Personal life editKlingberg married Lovise Elisabeth Klingberg 20 February 1772 13 February 1855 a daughter of Lauritz Klongberg 1728 95 and Catharina Elisabeth Schumacher 1745 92 on 28 May 1796 in the Holmen Church Klingberg died on 9 February 1821 in Copenhagen and is buried at Valsolille Cemetery 2 References edit a b c Christian Klingberg in Danish Dansk Biografisk Leksikon Retrieved 9 October 2019 Christian Klingberg in Danish gravsted dk Retrieved 9 October 2019 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Christian Klingberg Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Christian Klingberg amp oldid 1157219377, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
