Johan Albrigt Rivertz (14 August 1874 – 14 January 1942) was a county governor of Finnmark county and later a judge on the Supreme Court of Norway.

Johan Albrigt Rivertz
Governor of Finnmark
In office
1912–1921
Preceded byAndreas Tostrup Urbye
Succeeded byHagbarth Lund
Justice of the Supreme Court of Norway
In office
1922–19??
Personal details
Born(1874-08-14)14 August 1874
Korgen, Norway
Died14 January 1942(1942-01-14) (aged 67)
Oslo, Norway
CitizenshipNorway
ProfessionPolitician, judge

Personal life

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Johan Albrigt Rivertz was born in Korgen in Nordland county, Norway. He was born to the teacher and farmer Ivar Rivertz and his wife Jonella Pernille Jakobsen. Rivertz married Maria Midelfart in 1899.[1]

Rivertz died on 14 January 1942 in Oslo.

Education and career

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Rivertz graduated with a cand.jur. degree in 1896, and was appointed to a post at the Norwegian Ministry of Justice in 1899. He later served as County Governor of Finnmark from 1912 to 1921. He was named as a Supreme Court Justice in 1922.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Steenstrup, Hjalmar, ed. (1930). "Rivertz, Johan Albrigth". Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 350. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
Government offices
Preceded by County Governor of Finnmark
1912–1921
Succeeded by