Fredrik Stang got his Master of Law in 1890. He was Professor of Law at the University of Oslo in 1897-1932 and was the university's rector in 1921-1927. Stang was elected to the Storting in 1905-1907. He was chairman of Høyre, the Conservative Party in 1908-1911. He was Minister of Justice in 1912-1913 and a member of the Norwegian Nobel Committee in 1921-1941. From 1922 he served as chairman of the committee.


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