Ernest Krogh-Hansen

Ernest Krogh-Hansen
Born (1896-09-08)8 September 1896
Tønsberg, Norway
Died 1975 (aged 7879)
Nationality Norwegian
Occupation Diplomat and ambassador
Awards Order of St. Olav
Order of Orange-Nassau
Order of the Aztec Eagle
Order of Polonia Restituta
Order of Civil Merit (Bulgaria)

Ernest Krogh-Hansen (8 September 1896 1975) was a Norwegian civil servant, diplomat and ambassador.

He was born in Tønsberg to ship owner Hans Krogh-Hansen and Magdalene Ambjørnsen. He graduated as cand.jur. in 1926. During the Spanish Civil War he was stationed in Valencia (1937) and as chargé d'affaires ad interim in Barcelona (1938). During World War II he was stationed in Moscow from 1943. He served as Norwegian ambassador in Beijing from 1955, and was involved in the Indo-Norwegian Project in Kerala from 1959. He was ambassador to Mexico from 1961 to 1966. He was decorated Commander of the Order of St. Olav in 1956.[1]

References

  1. Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1973). "Krogh-Hansen, Ernest". Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 321. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Nicolai Geelmuyden
Norwegian ambassador to China
19551959
Succeeded by
Erik Dons
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