Niels Frederik Ravn
Niels Frederik Ravn | |
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 25 May 1897 – 27 April 1900 | |
| Prime Minister | Hugo Egmont Hørring |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 June 1826 Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Died | 12 June 1910 (aged 83) Holmen, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Profession | Navy official |
Niels Frederik Ravn (18 June 1826 – 12 June 1910) was a Danish vice admiral and politician who held various cabinet posts including minister of war, minister of navy and minister of foreign affairs.
Biography
[edit]Ravn was born in Copenhagen on 18 June 1826.[1][2] His parents were linen merchant Stephen Ravn and Marie F. Bünge.[3] He became a cadet in 1838, a second lieutenant in 1845, and a first lieutenant in 1851.[3] He participated in the first and second Schleswig wars.[3] Following the wars he taught mathematics at the Naval Cadet Academy.[3] He was promoted as rear admiral in 1885 and retired from the navy with the rank of vice admiral in 1891.[1][3]
Ravn was a member of the conservative Højre party and served at the Parliament between 1873 and 1901.[2] On 21 May 1873 he was named as the minister of navy in the cabinet of Ludvig Holstein-Holsteinsborg.[4] He was appointed minister of navy to the cabinet led by Christen Andreas Fonnesbech on 14 July 1874.[4] He was also named as the minister of war to the same cabinet on 28 August 1874.[4] He held both posts until 11 November 1875.[4] From 25 May 1897 to 27 April 1900 he served as the minister of foreign affairs in the cabinet of Hugo Egmont Hørring.[4]
Ravn died in Holmen, Copenhagen, on 12 June 1910 and buried there.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Hans Christian Bjerg; Th. Topsøe-Jensen (2 November 2011). Niels F. Ravn (in Danish). Dansk Biografisk Leksikon.
- ^ a b Claus Bjørn (27 October 2021). Niels F. Ravn (in Danish). Den Store Danske Encyklopædi.
- ^ a b c d e "Niels Frederik Ravn" (in Danish). The Fortifications of Copenhagen. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "Danske regeringer 1848-1901" (in Danish). Danmarks Historien. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
External links
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