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Johan Fredrik Feyer (16 July 182126 June 1880) was a Norwegian industrial pioneer and factory owner.
He was born in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was the son of Christian Feyer (1793-1879) and Helene Othilie Falck (1792-1865).
His father was a state official and court administrator (''sorenskriver''). While he was young, his family moved to Egersund in
Egersund Fayance Museum
1821 births 1880 deaths Businesspeople from Oslo Norwegian company founders Norwegian industrialists {{Norway-business-bio-stub
He was born in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was the son of Christian Feyer (1793-1879) and Helene Othilie Falck (1792-1865).
His father was a state official and court administrator (''sorenskriver''). While he was young, his family moved to Egersund in Rogaland
Rogaland () is a Counties of Norway, county in Western Norway, bordering the North Sea to the west and the counties of Vestland to the north, Vestfold og Telemark to the east and Agder to the east and southeast. In 2020, it had a population of 47 ...
. He was educated by the parish priest in the parish of Hå
Hå is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is the southernmost municipality in the traditional district of Jæren. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Varhaug. Other villages in Hå include Brusand, Hæen, ...
with further education in Christiania. During the 1840s, he traveled to Great Britain to study stoneware production. In 1846 he returned to Egersund where the following year he established a pottery plant, ''Egersund Potteria'', which became Norway's leading stoneware manufacturer during the 1850s.
From 1865 the factory was known as ''Egersunds Fayancefabrik'', producing the fine tin-glazed pottery on earthenware
Earthenware is glazed or unglazed nonvitreous pottery that has normally been fired below . Basic earthenware, often called terracotta, absorbs liquids such as water. However, earthenware can be made impervious to liquids by coating it with a ce ...
known as faience. By 1876, the factory encountered a financial crisis and was administered by the courts. The estate was not insolvent and the factory continued. Feyer was offered a position which he declined. He subsequently left Egersund and settled in Christiania.
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Egersund Fayance Museum
1821 births 1880 deaths Businesspeople from Oslo Norwegian company founders Norwegian industrialists {{Norway-business-bio-stub