Jacob Aall
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In office 1814–1814 |
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In office 1815–1817 |
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In office 1821–1823 |
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| Member of Parliament | |
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In office 1827–1829 |
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| Member of Parliament | |
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In office 1830–1832 |
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In office 1839–1841 |
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27 July 1773 Porsgrunn, Norway |
| Died | 4 August 1844 (aged 71) |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Spouse(s) | Louise Andrea Stephansen (1779-1825) (m.1799) |
| Occupation | statesman, historian, landowner and government economist |
Jacob Aall (27 July 1773 – 4 August 1844) was a Norwegian politician, historian, landowner and government economist.
He was born the son of Nicolai Benjamin Aall (1739-1798), who was a merchant in Porsgrunn, Norway and owner of Ulefos Manor. He was also the nephew of merchant Jacob Aall (1754-1826).
In 1791, Aall began attending a school in Copenhagen, Denmark where he earned a degree in theology in 1795. After graduating, he returned to Norway where he tried working as a cleric, but he felt that his abilities were not well at use and decided to take up other studies. In 1796, he returned to Copenhagen, where he began studying natural science. In 1797, he journeyed to Germany, touring the scientific schools of Leipzig, Kiel and Göttingen. In Germany he became acquainted with the geologist Abraham Gottlob Werner.
In 1799, after spending the winter at the academy of mines in Freiberg, Aall returned to Norway. Following his father's death, he invested his patrimony in the purchase of the immense Nes Iron-works in the Arendal ore region. After purchasing the iron-works, the operation became more efficient, but was placed in a difficult position at the outbreak of the English Wars in 1801. However, the business persevered.
In 1814 he took a prominent part in the framing of the free Constitution of Norway, and for fourteen years (1816-1830), he was a leading member of the Storting, the Norwegian National Assembly.
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