Education
He graduated both as candidate.theol.
He graduated both as candidate.theol.
And candidate.jur. He became burgomaster of Throndhjem in 1774, magistrate president in 1788 and judge in 1800. He was then County Governor of Søndre Throndhjems amt (today named Sør-Trøndelag) from 1810 to 1814. He was the brother of local dean Jonas Angell.
He was also a member of the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters.