Adam Johan Frederik Poulsen was born on 10 September 1798 in
Copenhagen, Denmark. He was the son of
Frederich Christopher Trampe, Count of Trampe from the noble
Trampe family. The Count became a
naturalized citizen of Norway in 1814, and during his lifetime had the public recognition of his title. This, however, did not apply to any of his children, since they were all born after the 1821
Nobility Law. He was one of the last legally recognized
counts of Norway. He was the grandfather of
Adam Fredrik Trampe Bødtker. ==Education and career==