Lorentz Diderich Klüwer

Lorentz Diderik Klüwer

Lorentz Diderich Klüwer (23 December 1790 – 4 January 1825) was a Norwegian officer, cartographer and antiquarian. [1]

Klüwer was born at Verdal in Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. He was the son of Wilhelm Klüwer (1759–1816) and Sophie Hersleb Krog (1771–1848). From 1804-08, he attended the Norwegian Military Academy in Christiania (now Oslo). Klüwer entered the Royal Norwegian Army becoming a Captain in 1815 and Major in 1823. From 1811, Klüwer was a member of the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters.[1]

From 1810 until 1814, he worked to make military maps of northern Norway from Femunden to Snåsa. His work included surveys, historical maps and a registry of cultural monuments. His Kart over Norges militaire Inddeling was published in 1821. Klüwer's main work, Norske Mindesmerker, was published in 1823.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Bratberg, Terje. "Lorentz Diderich Klüwer". Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 February 2012.
  2. ↑ "Lorentz Diderich Klüwer". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved March 1, 2018.



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