Peter Severin Steenstrup (29 November 1807 – 17 February 1863) was a Norwegian naval officer and businessperson. He was the son of Constitutional founding father and businessman

Poul Steenstrup Poul Steenstrup (10 December 1772 – 9 October 1864) was a Norwegian industrialist and politician. He was the founder of the Kongsberg Arms Factory (''Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk'') and served as a representative at the Norwegian Constituent Ass ...

and Thea Collett.Collett family
He served as captain of the

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SS ''Constitutionen'', the first steamship of Norway. Steenstrup was a Lieutenant Commander in the

Royal Norwegian Navy The Royal Norwegian Navy () is the branch of the Norwegian Armed Forces responsible for navy, naval operations of Norway, including those of the Norwegian Coast Guard. , the Royal Norwegian Navy consists of approximately 3,700 personnel (9,450 i ...

,Peter Steenstrup genealogy
/ref> and founded the shipbuilding company

Akers Mekaniske Verksted Akers mekaniske Verksted (often abbreviated ''Akers mek. Verksted'' or ''Akers Mek.'') was a workshop, later a shipyard which was established in Fossveien by the Aker River in Oslo in 1841. In 1854 the company moved to Holmen on the west side of ...

in Christiania. He was one of the founders of the

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, and was its chairman from 1853 to 1854. In April 1835 he married his second cousin Sophie Augusta Collett (1811–1872). Sophie Augusta Collett was the daughter of

Johan Collett Johan Collett (22 March 1775 – 19 June 1827) was a Norway, Norwegian politician and Public administration, public administrator. He served as a member of the Norwegian Constituent Assembly, Constituent Assembly at Eidsvoll, Eidsvold in 1814. B ...

and niece of Jonas Collett, both of whom were Constitutional founding fathers. In addition she was the sister of

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, and as such sister-in-law of writer

Camilla Collett Jacobine Camilla Collett (née Wergeland; 23 January 1813 – 6 March 1895) was a Norwegian writer, often referred to as the first Norwegian feminist. She was also the younger sister of Norwegian poet Henrik Wergeland, and is recognized as being ...

. Their son Peter Steenstrup became a military officer as well. He married Marie Hiorth Kielland in July 1873. Peter Severin Steenstrup was buried at the

Vår Frelsers gravlund The Cemetery of Our Saviour () is a cemetery in Oslo, Norway, located north of Hammersborg in Gamle Aker district. It is located adjacent to the older Old Aker Cemetery and was created in 1808 as a result of the great famine and cholera epidemi ...

. A street in Oslo, ''Steenstrups gate'' was named for him.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Steenstrup, Peter Severin Norwegian people of English descent Collett family 1807 births 1863 deaths Norwegian company founders Royal Norwegian Navy personnel Burials at the Cemetery of Our Saviour