Christian Lasson


Christian Otto Carl Lasson was a Norwegian barrister.

Personal life

Lasson was born in Christiania to jurist and politician Peder Carl Lasson and Ottilia Pauline Christine von Munthe af Morgenstierne. In 1857 he married his cousin Alexandra Cathrine Henriette von Munthe af Morgenstierne. They had eleven children; among them were composer Per Lasson, painter Oda Krohg and singer Bokken Lasson.

Career

Lasson was barrister with access to work with the Supreme Court from 1861. He served as Office of the [Attorney General of Norway|Attorney General of Norway] from 1873 to 1893. He was decorated Knight of the Order of [St. Olav] in 1885.