Edvard Hans Hoff
Edvard Hans Hoff | |
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| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 13 July 1889 – 6 March 1891 | |
| Prime Minister | Emil Stang |
| Preceded by | Johan Sverdrup |
| Succeeded by | Peter T. Holst |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 April 1838 Bergen, Hordaland, Sweden-Norway |
| Died | 7 June 1933 (aged 95) Bergen, Hordaland, Norway |
| Political party | Conservative |
Edvard Hans Hoff (11 April 1838 – 7 June 1933) was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. He was Minister of Defence from 1889 to 1891.[1] Hoff was military officer, and was promoted to Lieutenant General (generalløytnant) in 1905.[2] He wrote the first bridge manual in Norway in 1907, titled Bridge - Spillets love, regler og etikette ("Bridge - the Laws, Rules and Etiquette of the game").
References
[edit]- ^ "Register of Persons "Norway's Governments since 1814"". Government.no. Archived from the original on 2012-12-05. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
- ^ Mardal, Magnus A. "Edvard Hans Hoff" (in Norwegian). Store Norske Leksikon. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
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