Christian Pløyen (1803 to 1867) was a Danish jurist and government official, the son of the diplomat Frederik Adler Pløyen. After his examen artium at Metropolitanskolen in 1821 he studied law and qualified as a jurist in 1826, then worked as a lawyer in the Chamber of Deputies (Rentekammeret) until 1830, when he took up office as a sheriff and then bailiff in the Faroe Islands. From 1837 to 1847 he was bailiff (amtmand) of the Faroe Islands, where he is still remembered with affection. In 1848 King Frederik VII appointed him to represent the Faroe Islands in the Danish Constituent Assembly that formulated the Constitution of Denmark, and from 1849 until his death he was bailiff of Holbæk Amt. He also wrote an account of a journey to Shetland in 1839 and is known for the Faroese pilot whale ballad Grindavísan.
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was a Danish jurist and government official
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appointed by Frederik VII to represent the Faroe Islands in the Danish Constituent Assembly
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Christian Pløyen was the son of diplomat Frederik Adler Pløyen.
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