Thomas Georg Münster
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Thomas Georg Münster | |
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| Born | March 1, 1855 Thomas Georg Münster |
| Died | March 10, 1930 (aged 75) Oslo, Norway |
| Occupation | Entomologist |
Thomas Georg Münster (March 1, 1855 – March 10, 1938) was a mine manager.[1] He was also a diligent entomologist with a particular interest in beetles.
Münster was born in Christiania (now Oslo). He was the son of Emil Bertrand Münster (1816–1888), a professor of metallurgy, and Andrea Sophie With (1829–1918).[2] Münster married Betzy Marie Lund (1857 – c. 1946) on December 6, 1881. They had two children, Emma (1882–1918) and Ragnhild (1888–?). He graduated with a degree in mining in 1878 and passed a practical exam in 1879.
Mine manager and mint administrator
Münster was associated with the Royal Norwegian Mint at Kongsberg and the Norwegian Directorate of Mining for most of his working life. He worked as an assistant at the Geological Survey of Norway from 1882 to 1897, mostly in the Oslo Graben. He was the mint administrator from 1899 to 1906, the mine manager for the Finnmark Mining District from 1906 to 1911, and the mine manager for the Eastern Mining District from 1911 to 1918.[1]
Member of parliament
He was elected as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway for the 1889–1891 term, and then served as a member of parliament from 1892 to 1894 and from 1895 to 1897 for the constituency of Kongsberg.[3]