Background
Diderik Hegermann was born at Altona in Schleswig-Holstein.
politician member of the Parliament of Norway
Diderik Hegermann was born at Altona in Schleswig-Holstein.
In accordance with family tradition, he chose a military career.
He became a cadet in 1776 and served as a Sergeant until 1786. He became a Lieutenant in 1786 in the Corps of Cadets in Copenhagen. In 1790, he was appointed Captain.
In 1800, he was promoted to Major and appointed commander on the War School in Christiania (now Oslo).
In 1808, he became Lieutenant Colonel and from 1812 he was commander of Oppland Infantry Regiment. Hegermann served as Colonel during the Swedish–Norwegian War (1814).
He led the defense at the Battle of Langnes. Diderik Hegermann represented the Oppland infantry Regiment (Oplandske Infanterie Regement) at the Norwegian Constitutional Assembly at Eidsvold in 1814.
He served on the Norwegian Councilor of State of the 6th Ministry (war administration) in 1814 and 1814–1815 and Minister of the Army 1815–1816.
In 1817, he was granted a discharge from government service. Following his retirement, he entered the lumber business, operating sawmills and a shipyard at Tveit in Vest-Agder. Holme Jørn (2014) De kom fra alle kanter - Eidsvollsmennene og deres hus (Oslo: Cappelen Damm).
He served as a member of the Norwegian Constituent Assembly in 1814. He was a member of the Constitutional Committee and supported the independence party (Selvstendighetspartiet).