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[[File:Fredrik Meltzer.jpg|thumb|Fredrik Meltzer]]
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'''Fredrik Meltzer''' (29 September 1779 in [[Bergen]], [[Norway]] – 17 December 1855) was a [[Norwegian people|Norwegian]] businessman and politician perhaps best known for designing the [[flag of Norway]].<ref name="nbl">{{cite web|url=http://snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Frederik_Meltzer/utdypning|title=Store norske leksikon – Frederik Meltzer|last=Fossen|first=Anders Bjarne|publisher=''[[Store norske leksikon]]''|language=Norwegian|accessdate=2009-06-30}}</ref> A member of the constituent assembly, Meltzer was one of the signatories of the [[Norwegian Constitution]] of 1814.<ref name="nbl" /> He represented the city of Bergen in the [[storting|Norwegian parliament]] from 1821 to 1828.
'''Fredrik Meltzer''' (29 September 1779 – 17 December 1855) was a [[Norwegian people|Norwegian]] businessman and representative at the [[Norwegian Constitutional Assembly]] at [[Eidsvoll]] in 1814. He is perhaps best known for designing the [[flag of Norway]].<ref name="nbl">{{cite web|url=http://snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Frederik_Meltzer/utdypning|title=Store norske leksikon – Frederik Meltzer|last=Fossen|first=Anders Bjarne|publisher=''[[Store norske leksikon]]''|language=Norwegian|accessdate=2009-06-30}}</ref>
<ref>[http://www.ub.uib.no/fag/rettsvit/flagg.htm ''Det norske flagget'' (UB Bergen)]</ref>
==Biography==
Fredrik Meltzer was born in [[Bergen]], [[Norway]]. Meltzer was from a merchant family with origins in [[Rödinghausen]] in the county of [[ Ravensberg]], Germany. Meltzer received a commercial education in [[London]] from 1796 to 1798. His education continued with trips during 1800 to 1801 in the [[Netherlands]], [[France]] and [[Germany]], after which he joined the family import and export company in Bergen. <ref>[http://data.eidsvollsmenn.no/tng/getperson.php?personID=I15536&tree=Eidsvollsmenn ''Meltzer, Fredrik'' (Eidsvollsmann)]</ref><ref>[http://www.eidsvoll1814.no/?aid=9061021&selected=9062813 ''Frederik Meltzer (1779-1855)'' (Eidsvoll 1814)]</ref>

He represented the city of Bergen as a member of the [[Norwegian Constitutional Assembly]] where he served as a a member on several committees. He generally favored the independence Party (''Selvstendighetspartiet''). Meltzer was one of the signatories of the [[Norwegian Constitution]] at [[Eidsvoll]] in 1814. Later he represented the city of Bergen in the [[storting|Norwegian Parliament]] from 1821 to 1828. From 1813 to 1829, he was also a member of the city council in Bergen and from 1837 to 1849 a member of the Municipal Council. <ref>[https://snl.no/Selvstendighetspartiet/i_1814 ''Selvstendighetspartiet – i 1814'' (Store norske leksikon. Magnus A. Mardal)]</ref><ref>[http://memim.com/fredrik-meltzer.html ''Fredrik Meltzer'' (memim.com0]</ref>
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[[File:Flag of Norway.svg|right|thumb|225px|Meltzer's 1821 design for the flag of Norway]]
[[File:Flag of Norway.svg|right|thumb|225px|Meltzer's 1821 design for the flag of Norway]]


Meltzer designed the modern [[flag of Norway]] in 1821 to replace the modified Danish and Swedish flags then in use. He chose to use a [[Nordic cross]] to reflect Norway's close ties with [[Sweden]] and [[Denmark]], and the colours red, white and blue in order to symbolize the [[Liberalism|liberal]] ideals associated with more or less [[democracy|democratic]] countries, such as the [[Netherlands]], [[United Kingdom]], [[United States of America]], and [[French Revolution|revolutionary France]].
Meltzer designed the modern [[flag of Norway]] in 1821 to replace the modified Danish and Swedish flags then in use. He chose to use a [[Nordic cross]] to reflect Norway's close ties with [[Sweden]] and [[Denmark]], and the colours red, white and blue in order to symbolize the [[Liberalism|liberal]] ideals associated with more or less [[democracy|democratic]] countries, such as the [[Netherlands]], [[United Kingdom]], [[United States of America]], and [[French Revolution|revolutionary France]].<ref>[https://lokalhistoriewiki.no/index.php/Fredrik_Meltzer ''Fredrik Meltzer'' (lokalhistoriewiki.no)]</ref>

==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Fredrik Meltzer married Margrethe Stub in 1802; they had 13 children.<ref name="nbl" />
Fredrik Meltzer married Margrethe Stub (1779-1832) in 1802; they had 13 children.<ref name="nbl" />

==References==
==References==
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{{reflist}}
==Related Reading==

*Holme Jørn (2014) ''De kom fra alle kanter - Eidsvollsmennene og deres hus'' (Oslo: Cappelen Damm) ISBN 978-82-02-44564-5
==External Links==
*[http://docplayer.no/51733-Jan-henrik-munksgaard-flagget-et-nasjonalt-symbol-blir-til.html Jan Henrik Munksgaard ''Flagget. Et nasjonalt symbol blir til'']
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Fredrik Meltzer

Fredrik Meltzer (29 September 1779 – 17 December 1855) was a Norwegian businessman and representative at the Norwegian Constitutional Assembly at Eidsvoll in 1814. He is perhaps best known for designing the flag of Norway.[1] [2]

Biography

Fredrik Meltzer was born in Bergen, Norway. Meltzer was from a merchant family with origins in Rödinghausen in the county of Ravensberg, Germany. Meltzer received a commercial education in London from 1796 to 1798. His education continued with trips during 1800 to 1801 in the Netherlands, France and Germany, after which he joined the family import and export company in Bergen. [3][4]

He represented the city of Bergen as a member of the Norwegian Constitutional Assembly where he served as a a member on several committees. He generally favored the independence Party (Selvstendighetspartiet). Meltzer was one of the signatories of the Norwegian Constitution at Eidsvoll in 1814. Later he represented the city of Bergen in the Norwegian Parliament from 1821 to 1828. From 1813 to 1829, he was also a member of the city council in Bergen and from 1837 to 1849 a member of the Municipal Council. [5][6] [1]

Meltzer's 1821 design for the flag of Norway

Meltzer designed the modern flag of Norway in 1821 to replace the modified Danish and Swedish flags then in use. He chose to use a Nordic cross to reflect Norway's close ties with Sweden and Denmark, and the colours red, white and blue in order to symbolize the liberal ideals associated with more or less democratic countries, such as the Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States of America, and revolutionary France.[7]

Personal life

Fredrik Meltzer married Margrethe Stub (1779-1832) in 1802; they had 13 children.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Fossen, Anders Bjarne. "Store norske leksikon – Frederik Meltzer" (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 2009-06-30. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ Det norske flagget (UB Bergen)
  3. ^ Meltzer, Fredrik (Eidsvollsmann)
  4. ^ Frederik Meltzer (1779-1855) (Eidsvoll 1814)
  5. ^ Selvstendighetspartiet – i 1814 (Store norske leksikon. Magnus A. Mardal)
  6. ^ Fredrik Meltzer (memim.com0
  7. ^ Fredrik Meltzer (lokalhistoriewiki.no)
  • Holme Jørn (2014) De kom fra alle kanter - Eidsvollsmennene og deres hus (Oslo: Cappelen Damm) ISBN 978-82-02-44564-5

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