Hans Jacob Scheel



Hans Jacob Scheel (born 23 August 1714 in Copenhagen, died 21 January 1774 in Fredrikstad) was a Dano-Norwegian Major-General, Chamberlain at the Royal Court, Commandant of Fredrikstad Fortress from 1766 to 1774 and owner of Frogner Manor. He was the son of Lieutenant-General Hans Henrik von Scheel (1668–1738).

Literature

 * Hans Jacob Scheel in Dansk biografisk leksikon
 * Danmarks Adels Aarbog, 1893.
 * Oslo Militære samfunds portrettgalleri
 * Dehli, Martin: Fredrikstad bys historie.
 * Ovenstad, Olai: Militærbiografier, Den norske hærs officerer fra 1628 til 1814, Oslo 1948.
 * Scheel, Christian Fredrik: Slekten Scheel i Danmark og Norge mv. Oslo 2005, s. 9.2.-9.8.
 * Widerberg, C. S: Fredrikstad, Gamlebyen og festningen, Oslo 1934.