Lauritz
Lauritz is a typically masculine given name, a Scandinavian form of the English Laurence or Lawrence. Another Danish and Estonian form is Laurits.
People
People with the given name Lauritz include:
- Andreas Lauritz Thune (1848{{ndash}}1920), Norwegian engineer and businessman
- Vidkun Quisling, Norwegian politician
- Carl Lauritz Mechelborg Oppen (1830{{ndash}}1914), Norwegian jurist and politician
- Claus Lauritz Clausen (1820{{ndash}}92), American Lutheran minister and politician
- Jan-Lauritz Opstad (1950–2018), Norwegian museum director and art historian
- Jens Lauritz Arup (1793{{ndash}}1874), Norwegian bishop and politician
- Johan Lauritz Eidem (1891{{ndash}}1984), Norwegian politician
- Johan Lauritz Rasch (1829{{ndash}}1901), Norwegian jurist and politician
- Lauritz Petersen Aakjær (1883{{ndash}}1959), Danish architect
- Lauritz Bergendahl (1887{{ndash}}1964), Norwegian Nordic skier
- Lauritz Christiansen (sailor) (1867{{ndash}}1930), Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics
- Lauritz Dippenaar, South African businessman
- Lauritz Jenssen Dorenfeldt (engineer) (1863{{ndash}}1932), Norwegian engineer, son of Lauritz Jenssen, father of Lauritz Jenssen Dorenfeldt the jurist
- Lauritz Jenssen Dorenfeldt (jurist) (1909{{ndash}}97), Norwegian jurist, son of Lauritz Jenssen Dorenfeldt the engineer
- Lauritz Falk (1909{{ndash}}90), Swedish actor, film director, singer and painter
- Lauritz Galtung ({{circa|1615}}{{ndash}}61), Norwegian nobleman
- Lauritz Hartz (1903{{ndash}}87), Danish artist
- Lauritz Peter Holmblad (1815{{ndash}}90), Danish industrialist and philanthropist
- Lauritz Dorenfeldt Jenssen (1801{{ndash}}59), Norwegian businessperson, father of Lauritz Jenssen
- Lauritz Jenssen (1837{{ndash}}99), Norwegian businessperson and politician, son of Lauritz Dorenfeldt Jenssen, father of Lauritz Jenssen Dorenfeldt
- Lauritz Johnson (1906{{ndash}}92), Norwegian novelist, children's writer, and radio and television host
- Lauritz Lauritzen (1910{{ndash}}80), German politician
- Lauritz Melchior (1890{{ndash}}1973), Danish-born operatic baritone and tenor who relocated to America
- Lauritz Nelson (1860{{ndash}}1944), U.S. naval sailor, recipient of the Medal of Honor
- Lauritz Opstad (1917{{ndash}}2003), Norwegian museum director and historian
- Lauritz Christian Østrup (1881{{ndash}}1940), Danish fencer who competed at the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics
- Lauritz Kolderup Rosenvinge (1858{{ndash}}1939), Danish botanist and phycologist
- Lauritz Kristian Nilssen Rygh (1874{{ndash}}1950), Norwegian journalist, newspaper editor and politician
- Lauritz Sand (1879{{ndash}}1956), Norwegian topographer, officer in the Dutch army, estate owner in the Dutch East Indies, businessman, and resistance fighter during World War II
- Lauritz Schmidt (1897{{ndash}}1970), Norwegian yacht racer and businessperson
- Lauritz Schoof (born 1990), German rower who competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Lauritz Bernhard Sirevaag (1926–2016), Norwegian politician
- Lauritz Smith (1830{{ndash}}1924), American Mormon leader, one of the founders of Draper, Utah
- Lauritz de Thurah (1706{{ndash}}59), Danish architect and architectural writer
- Lauritz Weibull (1873{{ndash}}1960), Swedish historian
- Lauritz Weidemann (1775{{ndash}}1856), Norwegian judge, civil servant and politician
- Lauritz Wigand-Larsen (1895{{ndash}}1951), Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics
- Mads Lauritz Madsen (1782{{ndash}}1840), Norwegian politician
- Niels Lauritz Dahl (1925{{ndash}}2014), Norwegian diplomat
- Thomas Johannes Lauritz Parr (1862{{ndash}}1935), Norwegian educator and psychologist
See also
- Lauritz H. and Emma Smith House, a historic house in Draper, Utah
- Lauritz Smith House, a different historic house in Draper, Utah
- Laurits (disambiguation)
- Lauritzen (disambiguation)
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References
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Category:Danish masculine given names
Category:Norwegian masculine given names