Johannes Benedictus Klingenberg

Johannes Benedictus Klingenberg (28 April 1817 – 8 July 1882) was a Norwegian military officer and engineer.

He was a son of bailiff Johan Nicolai Klingenberg (1777–1865), and also the uncle of pianist Alf Klingenberg (1867-1944),^[1] and the maternal grandfather^[2] and paternal granduncle of Odd Sverressøn Klingenberg and Kaare Sverressøn Klingenberg.^[3]

He worked in the country's capital Christiania. He organized the waterworks of the city in 1855, and had a national influence in this field. He became leader of the city fire department in 1861.^[4] In the military, he held the rank of major.^[3]

From 1860 to 1861 and 1872 to 1874 he was the chairman of the Norwegian Polytechnic Society.^[5]

References

1. Halvdan Fredrik Klingenberg (1815 - 1887) - Genealogy (the father of Alf and brother of Johannes Benedictus; accessed April 22, 2015)
2. http://www.geni.com/people/Hilda-Klingenberg/6000000023106115672 (the mother of Odd and daughter of Johannes Benedictus; accessed April 22, 2015)
3. Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Klingenberg – Claus Andreas". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
4. Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Johannes Benedictus Klingenberg". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
5. "PFs formenn 1852 - 2004" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Polytechnic Society. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2009.

Preceded by L. Segelcke	Chairman of the Norwegian Polytechnic Society 1860–1861	Succeeded by Kristian Kornelius Hagemann Brandt
Preceded by Cato Maximilian Guldberg	Chairman of the Norwegian Polytechnic Society 1872–1874	Succeeded by Cato Maximilian Guldberg