Haakon Ditlev Lowzow

Haakon Ditlev Lowzow (5 October 1854 – 12 August 1915) was a Norwegian military officer and politician for the Liberal Party. He is best known as the Norwegian Minister of Defence from 1908 to 1909.

Haakon Ditlev Lowzow
Minister of Defence
In office 11 April 1908 – 20 August 1909
Prime Minister	Gunnar Knudsen
Preceded by	Thomas Heftye
Succeeded by	August Spørck
Personal details
Born	5 October 1854 Løten, Hedmark, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
Died	12 August 1915 (aged 60) Christiania, Norway
Political party	Liberal
Spouse(s)	Bolette Sophie Lowzow [1]
Military service
Allegiance	Norway
Branch/service	Norwegian Army
Years of service	1872–1915
Rank	Inspector-General of the Infantry

Personal life

Lowzow was born in Kristiania,[2] and came from a military background. His father was a lieutenant, his grandfather was a major general and his great-grandfather was a lieutenant general. Also, he was a granduncle of Carl Fredrik and Wenche Lowzow.[3]

Career

He became a military officer in 1872, and was promoted to premier lieutenant in 1887 and lieutenant colonel in 1904. On 11 April 1908, when the first cabinet Knudsen assumed office, he was appointed as the new Minister of Defence. He held this position until 19 August 1909, when he resigned. He later became major general of rank and Inspector-General of the Infantry. He died in August 1915.[2]

References

1. "Haakon Ditlef von Lowzow (1854-1915)". 7 October 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
2. "Haakon Ditlev Lowzow" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD). Retrieved 8 April 2009.
3. Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Lowzow". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 8 April 2009.