:''Mathiesen is a common surname in Denmark and Norway. For other people named Mathiesen, see

Mathiesen Mathiesen is a Danish- Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Mathies" (equivalent of the Biblical Μαθθαιος, cf. English Matthew). Several spelling variants are used, including Matthiesen, Matthiessen, Mathisen, Matthisen. A simila ...

'' Mathiesen is a Norwegian family of Danish origin, whose members have been noted as

timber Lumber is wood that has been processed into dimensional lumber, including Beam (structure), beams and plank (wood), planks or boards, a stage in the process of wood production. Lumber is mainly used for construction framing, as well as fini ...

magnates, land-owners and businessmen. The progenitor is the merchant Jørgen Mathiesen from

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(died 1656). His grandson Jørgen Mathiesen (1663–1742) settled in Norway, where he became bailiff in

Helgeland Helgeland is the most southerly district in Northern Norway. Generally speaking, Helgeland refers to the part of Nordland county that is located south of the Arctic Circle. It is bordered in the north by the Saltfjellet mountains and Svart ...

. His descendants became timber merchants, and were co-owners of Tostrup & Mathiesen from 1842. In 1892, the Tostrup family sold their shares to the Mathiesen family, and the company was renamed Mathiesen Eidsvold Værk. From the 1990s, most of the activities were taken over by Moelven Industrier. The family also owned Linderud Manor in

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Family members

* Haagen Mathiesen (1759–1842), Norwegian timber merchant, ship-owner and politician. *

Haaken C. Mathiesen Haaken Christian Mathiesen (24 February 1827 – 10 September 1913) was a Norwegian landowner and businessperson in the forestry sector. Personal life He was born on Linderud manor as the son of landowner Mogens Larsen Mathiesen (1799–1875) an ...

(1827–1913), Norwegian landowner and businessperson *

Haaken L. Mathiesen Haaken Larpent Mathiesen (7 April 1858 – 5 October 1930) was a Norwegian landowner and businessperson in the forestry sector. He was born in Christiania as the son of landowner Haaken C. Mathiesen (1827–1913) and his wife Anna Sophie Joseph ...

(1858–1930), Norwegian landowner and businessperson * Christian Pierre Mathiesen (1870–1953), Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party * Jørgen Mathiesen (1901–1993), Norwegian landowner and businessperson

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Andreas Holmsen Andreas Holmsen (5 June 1906 – 20 February 1989) was a Norwegian historian, author, and educator. He is most commonly associated with his textbook ''Norges historie fra de eldste tider til 1660'' (Norwegian History from the Oldest Times to 1660), ...

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Drøbak Drøbak is a town and the centre of the municipality of Frogn, in Viken county, Norway. The city is located along the Oslofjord, and has 13,409 inhabitants. History Drøbak and Frogn was established as a parish on its own through a royal decree ...

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