The Fredrik Meltzer reference article from the English Wikipedia on 24-Apr-2004 (provided by Fixed Reference: snapshots of Wikipedia from wikipedia.org)
Fredrik Meltzer (1779 - 1855) designed the flag of Norway. He presented the city of Bergen in the norwegian parliament throughout several periods. It was in fact his 12 year old son Gerhard who made the first draft of the flag, from the ideas of his father.