Fearnley (Norwegian Family)
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Fearnley () is a Norwegian family of
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magnates. The family is of English origin, originating in
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, accessed 2 March 2012 The merchant Thomas Fearnley (1729–1798) migrated from
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in England to Frederikshald in Norway in 1753. His son, merchant Thomas Fearnley (1768–1834), was married to Maren Sophie
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(1782–1838). They were the parents of romantic painter Thomas Fearnley and astronomer Carl Frederik Fearnley. The painter Thomas Fearnley's only child was shipping magnate Thomas Fearnley (1841–1927), who was the father of shipping magnate
Thomas Fearnley (1880–1961) Thomas Fearnley (16 January 1880 – 10 January 1961) was a Norwegian shipping magnate, sports executive and philanthropist. He was a prominent figure in Norwegian shipping in the first half of the 20th century. Biography Fearnley was born at ...
and land owner
N. O. Young Fearnley Nils Olav Young Fearnley (14 December 1881 – 30 June 1961) was a Norwegian businessperson and landowner. Personal life He was born in Kristiania to the ship-owner Thomas Fearnley (1841–1927) and his wife Elisabeth Young (1854–1932). ...
. The
Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art The Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art is a privately owned contemporary art gallery in Oslo in Norway. It was founded and opened to the public in 1993. The collection's main focus is the American appropriation artists from the 1980s, but it i ...
was founded by their descendants in 1993.


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Literature

* Sigurd Engelstad, ''Slekten Fearnley i Norge 1753-1967'', Oslo 1954 * Hans Cappelen: ''Norske Slektsvåpen'' (Norwegian Family Coats of Arms) with an English Summary, Oslo 1969, p. 96 Norwegian families Families of English ancestry