Christian Magnus Falsen

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Christian Magnus Falsen (1782–1830) was a Norwegian constitutional father, statesman, jurist, and historian; son of Enevold de Falsen (1755–1808), a dramatist and author of a famous war song "Til vaaben." Christian Magnus Falsen was born at Christiania. In 1808 he became circuit judge at Follo, and after Denmark ceded Norway to Sweden in 1814 he played an important part in politics. He upheld King Christian Frederick and, after the separation of Norway from Denmark, assisted in drafting a constitution for Norway, which was modeled upon that adopted by France in 1791 and which was approved on 17 May 1814 by the Eidsvold. In 1822 he was appointed Attorney General of the Kingdom, a post which he held for three years. In 1825 he became bailiff for Bergen, and in 1827 president of the Supreme Court. His principal work is Norges Historie (1823–24), a history of Norway to 1319 AD.

[edit] Publications

• Daa, (Biography of C. M. Falsen) (Christiana, 1860)
• Vullum, (Biography of C. M. Falsen) (Christiana, 1881)

This article incorporates text from an edition of the New International Encyclopedia that is in the public domain.

Preceded by Johan Randulf Bull

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Norway 1827–1830

Succeeded by Jørgen Mandix