Haaken Christian Mathiesen (24 February 1827 – 10 September 1913) was a Norwegian landowner and businessperson in the

forestry Forestry is the science and craft of creating, managing, planting, using, conserving and repairing forests and woodlands for associated resources for human and Natural environment, environmental benefits. Forestry is practiced in plantations and ...

sector.

Personal life

He was born on

Linderud Linderud is a neighborhood in Bjerke (borough), Bjerke borough, Oslo, Norway. The area originally formed part of the estate of Linderud Manor. Linderud Manor Linderud Manor ''(Linderud gård'') was owned by the Catholic Church before the Prote ...

manor as the son of landowner Mogens Larsen Mathiesen (1799–1875) and his wife Johanne Hedevig Gløersen (1800–1885). He was a grandson of

Haagen Mathiesen Haagen Mathiesen (26 October 1759 – 12 October 1842) was a Norwegian timber merchant, ship-owner and politician. Background He was born in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was the son of timber merchant and judge Jørgen Mathiesen (1725–17 ...

and a great-grandson of Mogens Larsen Monsen, and a first cousin of the three siblings Dikka Møller, Herman Anker,

Christian August Anker Christian August Anker (9 August 1840 – 30 September 1912) was a Norwegian industrialist. He played an important role in the early mining industry in Norway and was also a pioneer in the wood-processing industry. He was born in the town of F ...

as well as Sophus Larpent. Mathiesen was married twice. From September 1853 he was married to his first cousin—and Sophus Larpent's sister—Anna Sophie Josephine Larpent, but she died in February 1863. He then married another sister, Louise Julie Jeanette Larpent, in March 1866. She died in October 1875. By his first wife he had the son Haaken L. Mathiesen.

Career

Mathiesen was born into a family of landed proprietors. In the early nineteenth century, they expanded from their base at Linderud, buying large forests in

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and

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. His grandfather died in 1842, and as his father retreated from the family company already in 1849, Haaken C. Mathiesen became a co-owner in the company '' Tostrup & Mathiesen'' together with manager

Christopher Henrik Holfeldt Tostrup Christopher Henrik Holfeldt Tostrup (20 September 1804- 17 October 1881) was a Norwegian timber merchant and land-owner. Biography Tostrup was born at Hjelmeland Municipality, Hjelmeland in Rogaland, Norway. He was the son of infantry captain ...

. By that time he had taken a few years of education abroad. The timber industry was booming at the time, and the opening of the Main Line in 1854 provided for transport to Christiania. Mathiesen was especially interested in the growing

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. He cooperated with his cousin Christian Anker, and invested in Union near

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as well as several other ventures. The Tostrup family left the company in 1892, and when

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was bought in 1893, the company

Mathiesen Eidsvold Værk Mathiesen Eidsvold Værk ANS (MEV) is a Norwegian industrial company, owned by the Mathiesen industrial family, and historically one of the largest timber companies of Norway, and arguably Europe. The company's roots date back to 1671. From 1842 ...

was shaped. His son Haaken L. Mathiesen became the sole company owner in 1895, and in 1930 his son

Jørgen Mathiesen Jørgen Arthur Mathiesen (9 July 1901 – 6 December 1993) was a Norwegian landowner and businessperson in the forestry sector. He was born in Eidsvoll as the son of landowner Haaken L. Mathiesen (1858–1930) and his wife Erikka Kiær (1866–192 ...

became sole owner. For his efforts Haaken C. Mathiesen was decorated as a Knight, First Class of the

Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav The Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav (; or ''Sanct Olafs Orden'', the old Norwegian name) is a Norwegian order of chivalry instituted by King Oscar I on 21 August 1847. It is named after King Olav II, known to posterity as St. Olav. Just be ...

and a Commander of the Danish

Order of the Dannebrog The Order of the Dannebrog () is a Denmark, Danish order of chivalry instituted in 1671 by Christian V of Denmark, Christian V. Until 1808, membership in the Order was limited to fifty members of noble or royal rank, who formed a single cla ...

. He died at Linderud manor, which he owned between 1875 and 1891 (selling it to his youngest son

Christian Pierre Mathiesen Christian Pierre Mathiesen (14 April 1870 – 8 August 1953) was a Norwegian landowner and politician for the Conservative Party. Background He was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway, as the youngest son of landowner and industrialist Haaken ...

), in September 1913.

References

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