Edvard Eilert Christie (10 August 1773 – 14 August 1831) was a Norwegian businessperson and politician.
He was a son of postmaster and merchant in Christianssund, Johann Koren Christie (1745–1823). He was a nephew of Werner Hosewinckel Christie and a brother of noted politician Wilhelm Frimann Koren Christie. He was the father of writer Johan Koren Christie, and also an uncle of physicist Hartvig Caspar Christie, politician Hans Langsted Christie and architect Christian Christie, and a granduncle of agricultural teacher Werner Hosewinckel Christie.[1]
Edvard Eilert Christie is best known for serving one term in the Parliament of Norway, being elected in 1824 from the constituency Christianssund og Molde. He was a merchant there,[2] and also a customs officer. He died in 1831.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Christie". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 28 November 2009.
- ^ "Edvard Eilert Christie" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD). Archived from the original on 16 May 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2009.
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