Diderik Hegermann


Diderik Hegermann was a military officer and government minister of Norway. He served as a member of the Norwegian Constituent Assembly in 1814.

Biography

Diderik Hegermann was born at Altona in Schleswig-Holstein. In accordance with family tradition, he chose a military career. He became a cadet in 1776 and served as a Sergeant until 1786. He became a Lieutenant in 1786 in the Corps of Cadets in Copenhagen. In 1790, he was appointed Captain. In 1800, he was promoted to Major and appointed commander on the War School in Christiania. In 1808, he became Lieutenant Colonel and from 1812 he was commander of Oppland Infantry Regiment. Hegermann served as Colonel during the Swedish–Norwegian War. He led the defense at the Battle of Langnes.
Diderik Hegermann represented the Oppland infantry Regiment at the Norwegian Constitutional Assembly at Eidsvold in 1814. He was a member of the Constitutional Committee and supported the independence party. He served on the Norwegian Councilor of State of the 6th Ministry in 1814 and 1814–1815 and Minister of the Army 1815–1816. In 1817, he was granted a discharge from government service.
He was married in 1815 to Hanne Christine Susanne Nideros, widow of Daniel Isaachsen Willoch who had died in 1813. Following his retirement, he entered the lumber business, operating sawmills and a shipyard at Tveit in Vest-Agder.

Honors

Hegermann was decorated as a Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog.

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