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Fredrik Meltzer (29 September 1779 – 17 December 1855) was a Norwegian people businessman and representative at the Norwegian Constitutional Assembly at Eidsvoll in 1814. He is perhaps best known for designing the flag of Norway.
He represented the city of Bergen as a member of the Norwegian Constitutional Assembly where he served as a member on several committees. He generally favored the independence Party ( Selvstendighetspartiet). Meltzer was one of the signatories of the Norwegian Constitution at Eidsvoll in 1814. Later he represented the city of Bergen in the storting from 1821 to 1828. From 1813 to 1829, he was also a member of the city council in Bergen and from 1837 to 1849 a member of the Municipal Council. Selvstendighetspartiet – i 1814 (Store norske leksikon. Magnus A. Mardal) Fredrik Meltzer (memim.com)
Meltzer designed the modern flag of Norway in 1821 to replace the modified Danish and Swedish flags then in use. He chose to use a Nordic cross to reflect Norway's close ties with Sweden and Denmark, and the colours red, white and blue in order to symbolize the Liberalism ideals associated with more or less democracy countries, such as the Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States, and revolutionary France. Fredrik Meltzer (lokalhistoriewiki.no)
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