Background
He was born at Solnør in Skodje as a son of captain Ludvig Daae (1792–1879) and Barbara Henrikke Wind (1800–1860).
He was born at Solnør in Skodje as a son of captain Ludvig Daae (1792–1879) and Barbara Henrikke Wind (1800–1860).
He was the Norwegian Minister of the Army from 1884 to 1885. He was a brother of Henrik Wind Daae, and a second cousin of Ludvig Ludvigsen Daae and Iver Munthe Daae. This way he was a brother-in-law of Olaf Skavlan, Sigvald Skavlan, Einar Skavlan, Senior, Aage Skavlan and Harald Skavlan.
He died in May 1893 in Kristiansand, but was buried in Skodje.