Johannes Benedictus Klingenberg (1817–1882) was a Norwegian military officer and engineer.
He was a son of bailiff Johan Nicolai Klingenberg (1777–1865), and also a granduncle of Odd Sverressøn Klingenberg and Kaare Sverressøn Klingenberg.[1]
He worked in the country's capital Christiania. He organized the waterworks of the city in 1855, and had a national influence in this field. He became leader of the city fire department in 1861.[2] In the military, he held the rank of major.[1]
From 1860 to 1861 and 1872 to 1874 he was the chairman of the Norwegian Polytechnic Society.[3]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Henriksen, Petter, ed (2007). "Klingenberg – Claus Andreas" (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. http://www.snl.no/Klingenberg/Claus_Andreas. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
- ↑ Henriksen, Petter, ed (2007). "Johannes Benedictus Klingenberg" (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. http://www.snl.no/Johannes_Benedictus_Klingenberg. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
- ↑ "PFs formenn 1852 - 2004" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Polytechnic Society. http://old.polyteknisk.no/formenn.html. Retrieved 27 November 2009.
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