Henrik Jørgen Huitfeldt-Kaas, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Henrik Jørgen Huitfeldt-Kaas

Norwegian historian

Date of Birth: 02-Feb-1834

Place of Birth: Christiania, Norway

Date of Death: 18-May-1905

Profession: heraldist, archivist, genealogist

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Henrik Jørgen Huitfeldt-Kaas

  • Henrik Jørgen Huitfeldt-Kaas (2 February 1834 – 18 May 1905) was a Norwegian historian and Director-General of the National Archives of Norway (riksarkivar).Huitfeldt-Kaas was born in Christiania (now Oslo, Norway).
  • He was a member of both the Danish noble Huitfeldt and Kaas families.
  • He was descended from Lieutenant-General Henrik Jørgen Huitfeldt and Birgitte Christine Kaas.
  • Originally named Henrik Jørgen Huitfeldt, he adopted the name Huitfeldt-Kaas in 1881 when he gained an inheritance from Det Classenske Fideicommis, a charitable foundation which was founded by Danish industrialist and Major General Johan Frederik Classen who had died in 1792.
  • Professionally he was commonly known as H.J.
  • Huitfeldt-Kaas.Huitfeldt-Kaas attended the Royal Frederick University (now the University of Oslo).
  • He was employed at the National Archives of Norway in 1858 and was its acting head several times before being formally appointed in 1896.
  • Huitfeldt-Kaas published several works on Norwegian history, including several volumes of Diplomatarium Norvegicum.
  • He was also interested in genealogy (particularly noble genealogy), heraldry, sigillography and biographical history.
  • He started the work Norske Sigiller fra Middelalderen (1899–1950).

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