Anders Sandøe Ørsted facts for kids
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Anders Sandøe Ørsted
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Portrait by Christian Albrecht Jensen, dated circa 1840
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| 3rd Prime Minister of Denmark | |
| In office 21 April 1853 – 12 December 1854 |
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| Monarch | Frederick VII |
| Preceded by | Christian Albrecht Bluhme |
| Succeeded by | Peter Georg Bang |
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| Born | 21 December 1778 Rudkøbing, Denmark |
| Died | 1 May 1860 (aged 81) Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Political party | Højre |
| Alma mater | University of Copenhagen |
Anders Sandøe Ørsted (born December 21, 1778 – died May 1, 1860) was an important Danish lawyer, politician, and judge. He held the high position of Prime Minister of Denmark from 1853 to 1854.
Anders Sandøe Ørsted's Life Story
Anders Sandøe Ørsted studied philosophy and law at the University of Copenhagen. He became a lawyer in 1799. He was known as a very skilled legal expert.
One of his early cases involved a man named Hans Jonatan. This was an important legal test case in Danish law regarding slavery. Ørsted was involved in the court's decision on this matter.
He started working for the national government quite early in his career. From 1825 to 1848, he served as the "generalprokurør." This means he was the government's main legal advisor.
In 1831, he helped create the constitution for Denmark. He also served as a cabinet minister from 1842 to 1848. Later, from October 1853 to December 1854, he became the prime minister.
However, his political views became less popular. People thought he was too conservative, which was different from his earlier ideas. Because of this, he had to leave his job as prime minister.
In 1855, he faced a legal challenge. He was accused of breaking the constitution. But he was found innocent and then decided to retire from public life.
Ørsted's Writings and Books
Throughout his life, Ørsted wrote many books and articles. He was a very productive writer.
He wrote about different types of philosophy, including the ideas of Immanuel Kant and Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel. He also wrote about Danish and Norwegian law. In 1857, he published works about politics in Scandinavia.
He also wrote his own life story, called an autobiography, in 1856.
Besides writing, Ørsted was also the editor of several important legal journals. These included Juridisk Arkiv (from 1804 to 1812) and Nyt Juridisk Arkiv (from 1812 to 1830). He also edited Juridisk Tidsskrift (from 1820 to 1840).
He also helped edit the official government publication called Collegial-Tidende. He co-edited it from 1815 to 1834 and then edited it by himself until 1848.
Ørsted's Family
Anders Sandøe Ørsted came from a notable family. His brother was the famous physicist Hans Christian Ørsted (1777–1851). Hans Christian Ørsted is well-known for discovering that electricity and magnetism are connected.
Anders Sandøe Ørsted also had a nephew named Anders Sandøe Ørsted (1816–1872), who became a botanist (someone who studies plants).
He was married to Sophie Ørsted, whose maiden name was Oehlenschläger (1782–1818). This made him the brother-in-law of Adam Oehlenschläger, a famous Danish poet.
