How to Pronounce Peder Colbjørnsen
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Jul 05, 1683 Died on 01 Jan 1738 (aged 54)
Norwegian businessman
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About Peder Colbjørnsen
- Peder Colbjørnsen (5 July 1683 – 17 March 1738) was a Norwegian timber merchant and war hero.
- Colbjørnsen was born at the Sørum vicarage at Romerike in Akershus, Norway.
- He was the son of parish priest Colbjørn Torstensen Arneberg (1628-1720) and Catharina Kjeldsdatter Stub (1653-1731).
- He was a brother of Hans Colbjørnsen and half brother of Anna Colbjørnsdatter.
- The family later re-located to Fredrikshald, where his uncle Niels Kjeldsen Stub (1638-1721) had a significant lumber business.
- Peder came into the company and was in 1715 made his uncle's heir.Peder Colbjørnsen was chief of the civilian resistance at Fredrikshald during the Great Northern War.
- He is known for his achievements at the battles in 1716 and 1718.
- A bust of Colbjørnsen, made by Hans Michelsen in 1856, is located in Halden.
