Georg Sibbern

Georg Christian Sibbern (29 March 1816 – 4 October 1901) was a Norwegian diplomat who served as the Prime Minister of Norway.

He completed his examen artium at Oslo Cathedral School in 1831, and graduated in law at the University of Christiania (now University of Oslo) in 1837.

[2][3] From 1838 he worked as an agent by the Norwegian Minister Department in Stockholm and from 1840 was employed in the foreign service.

He worked in Saint Petersburg (1842–1843), Copenhagen (1845-1847), The Hague (1847–1848), London (1848–1850) and Washington, D.C. (1850–1856).

In April 1858, Sibbern was appointed Swedish-Norwegian envoy in Constantinople.

Georg Sibbern. Photo: Carl Jacob Malmberg