Christian Torber Hegge Geelmuyden

Christian Torber Hegge Geelmuyden (16 October 1816 – 13 May 1885) was a Norwegian naval officer and politician.

He was born in Trondheim as the son of Hans Geelmuyden, and brother of Ivar Geelmuyden.[1] He married twice[1] and was the father of Marie Geelmuyden, first Norwegian woman to receive a degree in science.[2]

Christian Geelmuyden made a career in the Royal Norwegian Navy. He joined the navy as a cadet at the age of fourteen,[3] being promoted to second lieutenant in 1836, premier lieutenant in 1848 and captain lieutenant in 1857.[1] He then became captain in 1864 and commander in 1874. He was stationed in Horten, where he was mayor from 1857 to 1864.[3] He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1857, representing the constituency of Jarlsberg og Laurvigs Amt. He later served as a deputy representative during the term 1862–1864.[4]

He was a Knight of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav,[1] and was a member of both the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters and the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. A street in Horten, Geelmuydens gate, was named after him.[3]