Albert Collett, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Albert Collett

Norwegian landowner

Date of Birth: 15-Sep-1842

Place of Birth: Buskerud Manor, Norway

Date of Death: 25-Jun-1896

Profession: politician, ironmaster, proprietær

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Albert Collett

  • Albert Peter Severin Collett (15 September 1842 – 25 June 1896) was a Norwegian businessman, timber merchant and sawmill owner.
  • He founded Firma Albert Collett and became one of the largest landowners in the valley of Namdalen in Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. Collett was born at Buskerud Manor at Åmot in Modum, Norway.
  • He was the youngest son of landowner John Collett (1807–1891), grandson of judge Peter Collett and grandnephew of Christian Ancher Collett.
  • He was also the father of chemist and industrialist Emil Collett and physician Arthur Collett. He was originally a clerk in Christiania Bank og Kreditkasse.
  • He is most associated with his take over the Salsbruket Agricultural Stakeholder Society (Salsbrukets Interessentselskab) at Nærøy in Nord-Trøndelag.
  • Collett took over the operation which had interests in forestry and lumber production.
  • At the same time, he bought several other properties in the area, in the then-municipalities of Kolvereid and Foldereid.
  • In 1871, he founded Firma Albert Collett and turned it into a real estate management company.He became one of the largest landowners in the valley of Namdalen.
  • The acquisition of Salsbruket secured hydropower from the Opløelva river at Salsbruket and a good port at Opløfjorden.
  • He soon had large modern sawmills in full operation.
  • The sawmill operation lasted until 1898.
  • After his death in 1896, management of the company was taken over by his widow Nanna Høegh Collett (1854–1921), then from 1912 their sons Johan (b.
  • 1874), Oscar (b.
  • 1876) and Axel (b.
  • 1880).

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