Johannes Nellemann

Johannes Magnus Valdemar Nellemann was a Danish lawyer and politician, a member of the Højre political party. He was Minister of Justice and Minister for Iceland from 1875 to 1896.

Biography

Nellemann graduated from the University of Copenhagen in 1849, He served as rector at the university between 1874 and 1875.
He was a member of the Landstinget from 1870, serving as Minister of Justice and Minister for Iceland from 1875 to 1896.
He was a member of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters from 1883 and became Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog in 1878 and Knight of the Order of the Elephant in 1893. In 1896 he was appointed Governor of the National Bank.
He died on 26 August 1906, and is buried at the Assistens Cemetery.