Peter Andreas Heuch (18 April 1756 – 5 December 1825) was a Norwegian merchant. Heuch was a

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based in the coastal town of

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county, Norway. He was among the wealthiest persons in

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. He also helped found the

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(now University of Oslo) in 1811. He was the father of merchant and politician Johan Christian Heuch, Sr. and thus a grandfather of bishop and politician

Johan Christian Heuch Johan Christian Heuch or J. C. Heuch (23 March 1838–13 February 1904) was a Norwegian bishop in the Church of Norway and politician for the Conservative Party of Norway, Conservative Party. Personal life He was born in Kragerø, Norway a ...

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1756 births 1825 deaths Norwegian merchants Norwegian businesspeople in shipping People from Kragerø 18th-century Norwegian businesspeople 19th-century Norwegian businesspeople Merchants from Denmark–Norway {{Norway-business-bio-stub