Editing Frederik Stang (section)

== Law career ==
In 1830, he accepted a position as lecturer of law at the [[University of Oslo]].  During this time, he published a seminal text on Norwegian constitutional law.  He went over to private practice in 1834, where he distinguished himself as a trial attorney, especially in supreme court cases.<ref>{{cite web |title=Stang, Fredrik |url=https://runeberg.org/salmonsen/2/22/0148.html |access-date=August 1, 2016 |publisher=Salmonsens konversationsleksikon}}</ref>

In 1846, Stang became minister of the newly formed [[:no:Indredepartementet (Norge)|Department of the Interior]]. He served in this position until 1856, and his tenure was characterized by tireless efforts to modernize Norway's economic infrastructure. In addition to improving the road network, harbors, canals, and lighthouses, he was in great measure responsible for Norway and [[Scandinavia]]'s [[Hovedbanen|first railroad]], from [[Oslo]] to [[Eidsvoll]]. He also worked hard to elevate the importance and function of agriculture in Norway, initiating the formation of a university-level school of agriculture, commissioned travelling agrarians, and encouraged better breeding among Norwegian farm animals.<ref name=":0" />