Christian Lasson
{{Short description|Norwegian jurist}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Christian Lasson
| image = Eilif Peterssen - Portrett av Christian Carl Otto Lasson - 1885 - Oslo Museum - OB.00044.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Lasson portrayed by Eilif Peterssen
| birth_name = Christian Otto Carl Lasson
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1830|7|3|df=y}}
| birth_place = Christiania
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1893|7|7|1830|7|3|df=y}}
| death_place =
| nationality = Norwegian
| other_names =
| spouse = {{marriage|Alexandra Cathrine Henriette von Munthe af Morgenstierne|1857|1881|end=her death}}
| children = 11 (including Per Lasson, Oda Krohg and Bokken Lasson)
| parents = Peder Carl Lasson
Ottilia Pauline Christine von Munthe af Morgenstierne
| relatives = Bredo Henrik von Munthe af Morgenstierne Sr. (grandfather)
Christian Krohg (son-in-law)
Per Krohg (grandson)
Halfdan Kjerulf (cousin)
Frits Thaulow (son-in-law)
Holger Drachmann (son-in-law)
Vilhelm Dybwad (son-in-law)
| occupation = Barrister
| years_active =
| known_for = Attorney General of Norway
| notable_works =
| awards = Order of St. Olav (1885)
}}
Christian Otto Carl Lasson (3 July 1830 – 7 July 1893) was a Norwegian barrister.
Personal life
Lasson was born in Christiania to jurist and politician Peder Carl Lasson (1798-1873) and Ottilia Pauline Christine von Munthe af Morgenstierne (1804-1886). In 1857 he married his cousin Alexandra Cathrine Henriette von Munthe af Morgenstierne (1838-1881). They had eleven children; among them were composer Per Lasson,{{cite encyclopedia|title=Per Lasson |encyclopedia=Norsk biografisk leksikon|first=Kari |last=Michelsen |authorlink= |editor=Helle, Knut |editor-link=Knut Helle |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location=Oslo |url=https://nbl.snl.no/Per_Lasson |language=Norwegian |accessdate=13 February 2016}} painter Oda Krohg{{cite encyclopedia|title=Oda Krohg |encyclopedia=Norsk biografisk leksikon|first=Anne |last=Wichstrøm |authorlink= |editor=Helle, Knut |editor-link=Knut Helle |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location=Oslo |url=http://snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Oda_Krohg/utdypning |language=Norwegian |accessdate=13 February 2016}} and singer Bokken Lasson.{{cite encyclopedia|title=Bokken Lasson |encyclopedia=Norsk biografisk leksikon|first=Svend Erik Løken |last=Larsen |authorlink= |editor=Helle, Knut |editor-link=Knut Helle |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location=Oslo |url=http://snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Bokken_Lasson/utdypning |language=Norwegian |accessdate=13 February 2016}}
Career
Lasson was barrister with access to work with the Supreme Court from 1861. He served as Attorney General of Norway from 1873 to 1893. He was decorated Knight of the Order of St. Olav in 1885.{{cite book |title=Den kongelige norske Sankt Olavs Orden |first=O. Delphin |last=Amundsen |author-link=Otto Delphin Amundsen|pages=220–221 |language=Norwegian |publisher=Grøndahl |location=Oslo |year=1947}}
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