Arnoldus von Westen Sylow Koren

Arnoldus von Westen Sylow Koren (22 July 1764 – 8 October 1854) was a civil servant and district judge. He served as a representative at the Norwegian Constitutional Assembly.[1][2][3]

Arnoldus von Westen Sylow Koren, Sorenskriver

Biography

Arnoldus Koren was born in Bergen, Norway. He father Niels Johansen Koren (1718-1784) was a sea captain and later merchant in Bergen. His elder brother was Ulrich Wilhelm Koren (1747-1826) who served as district governor in Stavanger. He completed Bergen Cathedral School in 1784. He started the divinity school in University of Copenhagen prior to earning his law degree in 1789. Trained as a lawyer, he served as district judge and magistrate (Sorenskriver) in Hardanger and Voss from 1799.[4][5]

He represented Søndre Bergenhus amt (now Hordaland) at the Norwegian Constituent Assembly at Eidsvoll in 1814, together with Georg Burchard Jersin and Brynjel Andersen Gjerager. All three were supporters of the independence party (Selvstendighetspartiet). He was elected to the Parliament of Norway in 1814 and in 1818.[6][7]

He was married in 1796 with his cousin, Magdalene Margrethe Christie (1767- 1842). They were the parents of eight children.[8]

References
  1. Møt Arnoldus von Westen Sylow Koren (Hardanger 2014) Archived May 20, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Arnoldus von Westen Sylow Koren (1764-1854) (Eidsvoll 1814)
  3. Koren (Store norske leksikon.Jon Gunnar Arntzen)
  4. Storsveen, Odd Arvid. "Arnoldus Koren". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
  5. Mardal, Magnus A. "Arnoldus von Westen Sylow Koren". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
  6. Selvstendighetspartiet (Norsk partipolitisk leksikon)
  7. Arnoldus von Westen Sylow Koren (Stortingsaktivitet)
  8. Arnoldus Koren (lokalhistoriewiki.no) Archived May 20, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  • Holme Jørn (2014) De kom fra alle kanter - Eidsvollsmennene og deres hus (Oslo: Cappelen Damm) ISBN 978-82-02-44564-5


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