Johan Frederik Schlegel

Danish lawyer and civil servant (1817–1896)

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Johan Frederik Schlegel (22 January 1817, Copenhagen – 8 June 1896, Copenhagen) was a Danish lawyer and civil servant. He was Governor-General of the Danish West Indies from 1855 to 1860, and Gehejmekonferensraad (Privy Counsellor) from 1860. In 1873, he was elected to the Copenhagen City Council.^[1]

He was married to Regine Olsen, who was formerly engaged to the philosopher and theologian Søren Kierkegaard.^[1]^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b C. F. Bricka (editor), Dansk biografisk Lexikon, first edition, 19 volumes, 1887-1905, Vol. XV. Online edition available: https://runeberg.org/dbl/15/ (pages 173 and 174. Numbered as 175 and 176 in the online edition)
^ "Johan Frederik 'Fritz' Schlegel". gravsted.dk. Retrieved January 1, 2019.