Hans Heger
{{Short description|Danish judge (1747–1819)}}
File:Hans Stephansen Heger.jpg
Hans Heger (8 February 1747 {{ndash}} 28 November 1819) was a Danish judge. In 1771, he was appointed as one of the first 12 judges in the new Hof- og Stadsret. He was the father of Kamma Rahbek, actor Stephan Heger and royal librarian Carl Heger. His daughter Christiane Heger married Adam Oehlenschläger.
Biography
Heger was born on 8 February 1747 in Copenhagen, the son of Stephan Pedersen Heger and Karen Hansdatter Krarup. His father owned a brewery at Nørregade No. 52.{{cite web|url=https://www.berlingske.dk/kultur/alle-kom-i-bakkehuset|title=Alle Kom i Bakkehuset|language=Danish|publisher=Berlingske|access-date=12 June 2021}}
Career
Heger studied law at the University of Copenhagen. He became a judge at Hofretten. On 25 June 1771, he was appointed as one of the first 12 judges in the new Hof-og Stadsret.{{cite web|url=https://slaegtsbibliotek.dk/905051.pdf|title=Københavnske Politi- og Domsmyndigheder|language=Danish|website=slaegtsbibliotek.dk|access-date=12 June 2021}} He remained in office until 1805 and was awarded the title of {{lang|da|Konferensråd}}. On his father's death, he also continued the family's brewery.{{cite web|url=https://bakkehussamlingen.dk/personer/heger-hans|title=Hans Heger|language=Danish|publisher=Bakkehuset|access-date=12 June 2021}}
Personal life
Heger was married to Anna Louise Drewsen, daughter of Johan Drewsen and Else Margrethe Finckenhoff. His father-in-law had founded the successful paper factory at Strandmøllen. Hans and Anna Louise Heger had four children: Stephan, Kamma, Peder Carl and Christiane.{{cite web|url=https://biografiskleksikon.lex.dk/Carl_Heger|title=Carl Heger|language=Danish|publisher=Dansk Biografisk Leksikon|access-date=12 June 2021}}
Heger took a broad interest in both art and science, especially astronomy, languages and botany. He painted, drew, and created a wide range of objects, including furniture, decorative boxes, binoculars, and also composed music. Many of these interests were passed down to his daughter Kamma. Christiane married the poet Adam Oehlenschläger.{{cite web|url=https://biografiskleksikon.lex.dk/Adam_Oehlenschl%C3%A4ger|title=Adam Oehlenschläger
|language=Danish|publisher=Dansk Biografisk Leksikon|access-date=12 June 2021}}
In 1807, he moved from Nørregade to an apartment at Bingårdsstræde 13 (demolished). In 1811, he moved a little down the street to another apartment at Vingårdstræde 21.{{cite web|url=http://www.indenforvoldene.dk/bopaelsregister-h|title=Bopælsregister: H|language=Danish|website=indenforvoldene.dk|access-date=12 June 2021}} He died on 28 November 1819. Adam Oehlenschläger wrote a poem about him for his funeral..{{cite web|url=https://kalliope.org/da/text/oehlenschlaeger20190206114/da/text/oehlenschlaeger20190206114|title=Hans Heger|language=Danish|website=kalliope.or|access-date=12 June 2021}}
References
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Further reading
- Eeumert, Elith: [https://slaegtsbibliotek.dk/927223.pdf En Raceslægt - Konferensraad Heger og Hans Sønner], 1917.
- Lengnick, J.C.L.: Genealogier over adelige og borgerlige Familier, 2. samling II (Drewsen).
External links
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- [https://www.geni.com/people/Hans-Heger/6000000010885656865 Hans Heger] at geni.com
- [https://open.smk.dk/artwork/image/KKSgb10888 Drawing] by Heger in the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark
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Category:18th-century Danish jurists
Category:University of Copenhagen alumni