Peder Colbjørnsen, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Peder Colbjørnsen

Norwegian businessman

Date of Birth: 05-Jul-1683

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1738

Profession: businessperson

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Peder Colbjørnsen

  • Peder Colbjørnsen (5 July 1683 – 17 March 1738) was a Norwegian timber merchant and war hero.
  • Colbjørnsen was born at the Sørum vicarage at Romerike in Akershus, Norway.
  • He was the son of parish priest Colbjørn Torstensen Arneberg (1628-1720) and Catharina Kjeldsdatter Stub (1653-1731).
  • He was a brother of Hans Colbjørnsen and half brother of Anna Colbjørnsdatter.
  • The family later re-located to Fredrikshald, where his uncle Niels Kjeldsen Stub (1638-1721) had a significant lumber business.
  • Peder came into the company and was in 1715 made his uncle's heir.Peder Colbjørnsen was chief of the civilian resistance at Fredrikshald during the Great Northern War.
  • He is known for his achievements at the battles in 1716 and 1718.
  • A bust of Colbjørnsen, made by Hans Michelsen in 1856, is located in Halden.

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