Hans Christopher Hersleb

Hersleb was born on 11 June 1722 in Copenhagen, the son of Peder Hersleb (1689–1757) and Bodild Hiort (1690–1767). His father served as priest at Frederiksborg Castle and vicar in Hillerod and Roskilde and from 1725 as priest at the royal court in Copenhagen. Hersleb matriculated from the Pædagogiet in Halle in 1730. In 1740, he enrolled at the University of Copenhagen. He studied theology and later law. The sister Petronelle Helene Hersleb (1724–1778) was married to Supreme Court justice Andreas Jacobsen Graah (1701–1780). The sister Bolette Sophie Hersleb (1728–1765) was married to the civil servant and director of Vejsenhuset Peter Jensen Aagaard (1718–1789). ==Career==

In 1743, Hersleb was employed as secretary in Danske Kancelli. In 1745–1763, he served as district judge (landsdommer) on Zealand. In 1754, he was appointed deputy burgermaster in Copenhagen. In 1771, he was removed from this post by Johann Friedrich Struensee alongside the other members of Copenhagen's Magistracy. After Struense's fall in 1772, he was reinstalled as burgermaster. During his years as manager, its building on Stormgade saw two expansions. In 1760–66. he served as one of the directors of the Royal Danish Theatre. From 1747, he was a member of the Royal Danish Society for National Gistory. Together with councilman Morten Munck, he was charged with oiverseeing the reorganization of Copenhagen City Archives (completed November 1787). He was awarded the title of Justitsråd in 1747, Virkelig justitsråd in 1754, etatsråd in 1766 and Konferensråd in 1776. ==Personal life==

On 23 April1755, in Church of Our Lady in Copenhagen, Herslev was wed to Catharina Magdalene Munck (c. 1728 – 1804). She was a daughter of Supreme Court justice Lauritz Munck (c. 1697 – 1758) and Sara Ørslev (c. 1701 – 1781). ==References==