Ludvig Aubert

Ludvig Mariboe Benjamin Aubert was a Norwegian professor, jurist and government official.

Biography

Aubert was born at Christiania, Norway. He was the son of professor Ludvig Cæsar Martin Aubert and his wife Ida Dorothea Mariboe. Aubert's brother was art educator and historian Fredrik Ludvig Andreas Vibe Aubert.
From 1855, Aubert was a law student at the University of Christiania graduating Cand.jur. in 1860. He started his career as a magistrate at Nord-Gudbrandsdal District Court. Aubert was engaged as a university fellow and in 1864 became a lecturer. Aubert was a professor of law at the University of Oslo from 1866. He published noted works of legal history, comparative law and commercial law.
A moderate Conservative, Aubert also served as Minister of Justice from April to June 1884 with
the Schweigaard Government.
Aubert was married to noted author Elise Sofie Aars. Among their children were jurist Vilhelm Mariboe Aubert and film critic Sofie Aubert Lindbæk.