Hans Daae

Hans Daae (15 October 1865 – 10 December 1926) was a Norwegian physician, military officer and sports official.

Hans Daae
Born	(1865-10-15)15 October 1865 Kragerø, Norway
Died	10 December 1926(1926-12-10) (aged 61) Oslo
Nationality	Norwegian
Occupation	Physician Military officer Sports official
Parent(s)	Anders Daae
Awards	Order of St. Olav Order of the Dannebrog Order of the Polar Star

Personal life

Daae was born in Kragerø to prison director Anders Daae and Anna Honoria Hansen. He married Anna Helen Alm in 1894.[1]

Career

He graduated as cand.med. in 1890, and was also a military officer. He headed the Norwegian Army's medical service from 1909, and was promoted major general in 1917. He initiated and edited the magazine Norsk Tidsskrift for Militærmedicin. From 1916 to 1920 he chaired the sports association Centralforeningen for utbredelse af idræt. He was decorated Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav in 1911, and was a Commander of the Order of the Dannebrog. He died in Oslo in 1926.[1][2]

References

1. Brinchmann, Chr; Daae, Anders; Hammer, K.V., eds. (1912). "Daae, Hans". Hvem er Hvem? Haandbog over samtidige norske mænd og kvinder (in Norwegian) (1 ed.). Kristiania: Aschehoug. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
2. Amundsen, O. Delphin (1947). Den kongelige norske Sankt Olavs Orden (in Norwegian). Oslo: Grøndahl. p. 389.

Sporting positions
Preceded by Oscar Sigvald Julius Strugstad	Chairman of Centralforeningen 1916–1919	Succeeded by Hjalmar Krag (Norges Landsforbund for Idræt)