Category:Fredrik Meltzer

**Fredrik Meltzer**
	Norwegian politician (1779-1855)
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Name in native language	Fredrik Meltzer;
Date of birth	29 September 1779, 19 September 1779; Bergen (Søndre Bergenhus amt)
Date of death	17 December 1855, 15 December 1855; Bergen (Bergen amt)
Country of citizenship	Norway;
Occupation	entrepreneur; politician;
Member of political party	Independence Party;
Position held	member of the Parliament of Norway (1821–1823); member of the Norwegian Constitutional Assembly (1814–1814); deputy member of the Parliament of Norway (1815–1817); member of the Parliament of Norway (1824–1826); member of the Parliament of Norway (1827–1829); deputy member of the Parliament of Norway (1833–1835); deputy member of the Parliament of Norway (1836–1838); deputy member of the Parliament of Norway (1839–1841); deputy member of the Parliament of Norway (1842–1844);
Child	Harald Meltzer;
Work location	Oslo;
Notable work	flag of Norway (designer);
Award received	Royal Order of Vasa;
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Norsk bokmål: Fredrik Meltzer (1779-1855), norsk forretningsmann og politiker. Medlem av Riksforsamlingen på Eidsvoll i 1814. Representerte senere Bergen på Stortinget i flere perioder. Meltzer la i 1821 frem forslag til nytt norsk flagg, og dette ble vedtatt av Stortinget. Dette flagget er identisk med det nåværende flagget.

English: Fredrik Meltzer (1779-1855) Norwegian merchant and politician. He represented Bergen at the Norwegian Constituent Assembly in 1814. Member of Stortinget. Meltzer designed the modern flag of Norway in 1821 to replace the modified Danish and Swedish flags then in use.