Vilhelm Bornemann
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Vilhelm Bornemann | |
|---|---|
 Portrait of Bornemann by Jens Juel in Copenhagen Police Headquarters. | |
| Chief of Copenhagen Police Force | |
| In office 1771–1772 | |
| Monarch | Christian VII |
| Preceded by | Frederik Hoppe |
| Succeeded by | Christian Fædder |
| Constituency | Copenhagen Police Force |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 September 1731 |
| Died | 15 February 1801 (aged 69) Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Occupation | Judge Advocate General, chief of police, Supreme Court justice |
Vilhelm Bornemann (20 September 1731 – 15 February 1801) was a Danish Judge Advocate General, chief of police and extraordinary Supreme Court justice. His sons Anker Vilhelm Frederik Bornemann and Cosmus Bornemann (1768–1819) were both ennobled by letters patent on 9 July 1911.
Bornemann was born on 20 September 1731 in Bergen, then part of Denmark-Norway, the son of bishop Oluf Bornemann (1683–1747) and his second wife Ingeborg Marie Hansen (died 1753). His paternal grandfather Cosmus von Bornemann (Bornemann, 1637–1692) was a professor of law at the University of Copenhagen and had served as burgermaster of the city. Bornemann matriculated from Bergen Latin School in 1740. He earned a law degree from the University of Copenhagen in 1849.[1]
Career
In 1753, Bornemann was employed as a military prosecutor. In 1757, he became a secretary in the Ministry of War. 1749 saw him appointed as War Councillor (Krigsråd).[1] In 1763, he was appointed president of the Commission of Inquiry (inkvisitionskommissionen). In 1767, he was appointed senior military prosecutor (overauditør). In 1774, he was promoted to Judge Advocate General (generalauditør). In 1767, he became a councilman. In 1771, Struense, installed him as chief of police. After Struense's fall, he was replaced by Christian Fædder. He was instead appointed as a Supreme Court judge. From 1772 to 1679,[1] he served as one of the directors of the Royal Danish Theatre. He took a genuine interest in theatre and literature, translated a number of plays for the Royal Danish Theatre. He endorsed Dorothea Biehl to write plays for the theatre. In 1779, he was made a member of the important Great Agrarian Commission as well as of the Commission for the Plejestiftelsen, 1786.[2]
