Lars Broch

Lars Broch
Lars Broch
Born	1 April 1826; Fredrikstad, Norway
Died	1 July 1882 (aged 56); Halden
Nationality	Norwegian
Occupation	Topographer; Military officer; Sports official
Awards	Order of St. Olav; Order of the Dannebrog; Order of the Sword

Lars Marius Bing Broch (1 April 1826 – 1 July 1882) was a Norwegian topographer, military officer and sports official.

Broch was born in Fredrikstad to Lars Ziegler Broch and Susanne Marie Bing, and married Justine Bing in 1853. He graduated as military officer in 1845. His assignments included being head of the 1st Akershus Infantry Brigade and commander of Fredriksten. From 1863 he was appointed topographer for Den geografiske opmaaling. He chaired the Norwegian Trekking Association, Kristiania Militære Samfund and the sports association Centralforeningen for utbredelse af idræt.[1] His works include textbooks in geography for primary school, and Lærebog i landmaaling from 1861.[2]

Broch was decorated Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav in 1870, was a Commander of the Order of the Dannebrog, and a Knight of the Order of the Sword. He died in Halden in 1882.[1]

Selected works

gollark: The field can be configured to deal damage too, which is helpful.

gollark: We may not.

gollark: … yes?

gollark: Tell me if it breaks horribly!

gollark: Done & server up.

Amundsen, O. Delphin (1947). Den kongelige norske Sankt Olavs Orden (in Norwegian). Oslo: Grøndahl. p. 190.
Meijer, Bernhard, ed. (1905). "Broch, Lars Marius Bing". Nordisk familjebok (in Swedish). Stockholm: Nordisk familjeboks förlags aktiebolag. Retrieved 14 October 2019.

Sporting positions
Preceded by Otto Richard Kierulf	Chairman of Centralforeningen 1869–1878	Succeeded by Lars Christian Dahll

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