Carl Siegfried Bonnevie, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Norwegian naval officer
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About Carl Siegfried Bonnevie
- Carl Siegfried Bonnevie (19 December 1804 – 13 October 1856) was a Norwegian naval officer. He was born on Falkensten farm near Horten as the son of Tørris Bonnevie and Sophie Amalie Schlegel.
- He was a grandson of Honoratus Bonnevie, and his great-grandfather had migrated to Norway from Antibes, France around 1700.
- He was also a nephew of Andreas Bonnevie and first cousin of politician Honoratus Bonnevie. He took his naval education at Frederiksvern, and became an officer in 1821.
- In the Royal Norwegian Navy he was promoted to Premier Lieutenant in 1832, Lieutenant Captain in 1945 and Captain in 1856, though he spent the years 1841 to 1849 in Bengal.
- He was a notable debater within the circle of higher officers, founding and editing the magazine Magazin for Søvæsen.
- He died in October 1856 in Horten when a cannon exploded.
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