Johan Albrigt Rivertz

Johan Albrigt Rivertz
Johan Albrigt Rivertz
Governor of Finnmark
	In office; 1912–1921
Preceded by	Andreas Tostrup Urbye
Succeeded by	Hagbarth Lund
Justice of the Supreme Court of Norway
	In office; 1922–19??
Personal details
Born	14 August 1874; Korgen, Norway
Died	14 January 1942 (aged 67); Oslo, Norway
Citizenship	Norway
Profession	Politician, judge

Johan Albrigt Rivertz (14 August 1874 – 14 January 1942) was a county governor of Finnmark county and later a judge on the Supreme Court of Norway.

Personal life

Johan Albrigt Rivertz was born in Korgen in Nordland county, Norway. He was born to the teacher and farmer Ivar Rivertz and his wife Jonella Pernille Jakobsen. Rivertz married Maria Midelfart in 1899.^[1]

Rivertz died on 14 January 1942 in Oslo.

Education and career

Rivertz graduated with a cand.jur. degree in 1896, and was appointed to a post at the Norwegian Ministry of Justice in 1899. He later served as County Governor of Finnmark from 1912 to 1921. He was named as a Supreme Court Justice in 1922.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Steenstrup, Hjalmar, ed. (1930). "Rivertz, Johan Albrigth". Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 350. Retrieved 20 September 2016.

Government offices
Preceded by Andreas Tostrup Urbye	County Governor of Finnmark 1912–1921	Succeeded by Hagbarth Lund

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[hvem30-1] Steenstrup, Hjalmar, ed. (1930). "Rivertz, Johan Albrigth". Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 350. Retrieved 20 September 2016.

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