Valdemar Oldenburg

Valdemar Oldenburg (1 December 1834 – 6 June 1918) was a Danish jurist who served as Lord President (overpræsident) of Copenhagen.

[1] Oldenburg was employed as military prosecutor in 1863 but was fired during the army reduction of 1866.

In 1888, he was appointed judge and scribe (skriver) of Copenhagen County's northern birk.

[1] He chaired the Tuberculosis Commission of 1901 and was one of the founders of the Nationalforeningen til tuberkulosens bekæmpelse.

[1] He is depicted on Peder Severin Krøyer's monumental 1904 group portrait painting Men of Industry and Laurits Tuxen's 1906 group portrait painting Leaving the Table.