Christian Ancher Collett (30 April 1771 – 10 January 1833) was a Norwegian engineer, architect, and building inspector. He was born as the oldest child of Peter Collett and Johanne Henriche Ancher. He had two older half-siblings,

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and Anne Cathrine Collett, as well as eight younger siblings, one of whom died before reaching the age of one.Collett family part 1
He married Anna Karine Bie (1775–1856). The couple had five children. Their daughter Johanne Benedicte married

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,Collett family part 2
bishop of the

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. Through this marriage Christian Ancher Collett had the great-grandson Christian Michelsen, statesman and Prime Minister of Norway. An engineer, Christian Ancher Collett was a director of Kongsberg Silver Mines. In 1816 King Charles II appointed him as a consultant (''Statlig bygningsinspektør'') to manage the royal buildings around Christiania. The construction of the

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commenced during this period. He held this position until his death in 1833, and was succeeded by Christian Heinrich Grosch. The position is considered the predecessor of the government agency

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. An architect, Collett was hired by

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to design the family's summer residence, Ulefos Manor, Ulefoss (''Ulefos Hovedgaard''). Collett did so in collaboration with

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, completing construction in 1807. Influenced by Aall's time studying abroad, the manor is Empire-style, drawing inspiration from Andrea Palladio’s

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Collett, Christian Ancher Norwegian people of English descent 1771 births 1833 deaths Norwegian engineers

Christian Ancher Christian Ancher (27 July 1711 – 9 January 1765) was a Norwegian merchant, timber trader and ship owner. Biography Ancher was born in Søndre Land in Oppland, Norway. He was the son of Bernt Ancher (1680–1724) and Karen Tanche (1685– ...