Christian Adolph Diriks was a Norwegian lawyer and statesman. He served as a representative at the Norwegian Constitutional Assembly in 1814.
Christian Adolph Diriks
Norwegian Constituent Assembly
The Norwegian Constituent Assembly is the name given to the 1814 constitutional assembly at Eidsvoll in Norway, that adopted the Norwegian Constitution and formalised the dissolution of the union with Denmark. In Norway, it is often just referred to as Eidsvollsforsamlingen, which means The Assembly of Eidsvoll.
Grunnlovsforsamlingen Eidsvoll 1814 - painting by Oscar Wergeland. The speaker is C.M.Falsen and next to him sits W.F.K.Christie.