Cappelen is a

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-origined Norwegian family. Johan von Cappelen immigrated to Norway in 1653, and became

bailiff A bailiff (from Middle English baillif, Old French ''baillis'', ''bail'' "custody") is a manager, overseer or custodian – a legal officer to whom some degree of authority or jurisdiction is given. Bailiffs are of various kinds and their offi ...

in Lier. A number of his descendants were businessmen, land owners, civil servants and politicians. The family is especially known for the former publishing company

J.W. Cappelens Forlag J.W. Cappelens Forlag, usually referred to as Cappelen, was one of the oldest publishing houses of Norway. J.W. Cappelens Forlag was founded in 1829 by Jørgen Wright Cappelen, of the distinguished Cappelen family. Torger Baardseth was the dire ...

. Variants of the name Cappelen are also used throughout Germany by many other families.

History

The family originated in

Cappeln Cappeln is a municipality in the district of Cloppenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 7 km southeast of Cloppenburg. Cappeln consists of the following rural communities: * Cappeln including Dingel * Tenstedt incl ...

near

Wildeshausen Wildeshausen (Low Saxon: ''Wilshusen'') is a town and the capital of the Oldenburg district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated by the river Hunte. History In 1648, Wildeshausen and the surrounding district was ceded to Sweden, in the Peace ...

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, Germany with Johan von Cappelen (1627–1688), who immigrated to Norway from

Bremen Bremen (Low German also: ''Breem'' or ''Bräm''), officially the City Municipality of Bremen (german: Stadtgemeinde Bremen, ), is the capital of the German state Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (''Freie Hansestadt Bremen''), a two-city-state consis ...

in 1653. Johan von Cappelen bought several properties and ended as a bailiff in Lier in

Buskerud Buskerud () is a former county and a current electoral district in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Oppland, Sogn og Fjordane, Hordaland, Telemark and Vestfold. The region extends from the Oslofjord and Drammensfjorden in the southeast to Hardan ...

County, Norway. The family's main branches originated from three of his sons: * Johan von Cappelen junior (1658–1698), after his father was bailiff in Lier, Norway * Ulrich Friderich von Cappelen (1668–1722), timber merchant and ran a sawmill in

Skien Skien () is a city and municipality in Vestfold og Telemark county in Norway. In modern times it is regarded as part of the traditional region of Grenland, although historically it belonged to Grenmar/Skiensfjorden, while Grenland referred the Norsj ...

Telemark Telemark is a traditional region, a former county, and a current electoral district in southern Norway. In 2020, Telemark merged with the former county of Vestfold to form the county of Vestfold og Telemark. Telemark borders the traditional ...

County, Norway * Gabriel von Cappelen (1674–1758), timber merchant in

Bragernes Bragernes is one of the central areas of the city of Drammen in Viken, Norway. Location Bragernes is located on the northern side of the Drammen River (''Drammenselva'') and contains the famous town square Bragernes square (''Bragernes Torg''), ...

Drammen Drammen () is a city and municipality in Viken (county), Viken, Norway. The port and river city of Drammen is centrally located in the south-eastern and most populated part of Norway. Drammen municipality also includes smaller towns and village ...

County, Norway

Jørgen Wright Cappelen Jørgen Wright Cappelen (10 August 1805 – 6 October 1878) was a Norwegian bookseller and publisher. He was one of the founders of the publishing house Cappelen Damm. Personal life Jørgen Wright Cappelen was born at Porsgrund, Norway as the nint ...

, a later member of the family, founded the publishing house J. W. Cappelens Forlag. The family in Norway had stopped using the ''von'' in the 19th century.

Notable members

*Jørgen von Cappelen (1715–1785), titular councillor of state (Etatsråd), businessman and owner of Fossesholm Manor *Diderich von Cappelen (1734–1794),

, merchant, landowner and shipowner * Didrich von Cappelen (1761–1828), Skien, member of the

Eidsvoll assembly The Norwegian Constituent Assembly (in Norwegian ''Grunnlovsforsamlingen'', also known as ''Riksforsamlingen'') is the name given to the 1814 constitutional assembly at Eidsvoll in Norway, that adopted the Norwegian Constitution and formalised th ...

in 1814 *

Peder von Cappelen Peder von Cappelen (24 January 1763 – 11 March 1837) was a Norwegian merchant and politician. He was involved in timber trade and owner of ironworks, and a member of the Parliament of Norway. Personal life Peder von Cappelen was born and ...

(1763–1837),

, merchant, iron works owner and politician *

Ulrich Fredrich von Cappelen Ulrich Fredrich von Cappelen (1770–1820) was a Norwegian businessman, ship owner and timber merchant.Porsgrunn is a city and municipality in Telemark in the county of Vestfold og Telemark in Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Grenland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Porsgrunn. The municipality of Porsgrunn was ...

, merchant and ship-owner *

Nicolai Benjamin Cappelen Nicolai Benjamin Cappelen (1795–1866) was a Norwegian jurist and politician. Personal life Nicolai Benjamin Cappelen was the first child of Ulrich Fredrich von Cappelen (1770–1820) and his wife Benedicte Henrikke, née Aall (1772–1812).

(1795–1866), Skien, county judge and politician *Diderich von Cappelen (1796–1862), acquired and owned

Ulefos Jernværk Ulefos Jernværk is an iron foundry located at Ulefoss in the municipality Nome, Norway. It was established in 1657 by Ove Gjedde and Preben von Ahnen. The company produced pig iron until 1877. Wood-burning stove A wood-burning stove (or wood ...

and Holden Manor,

Ulefoss Ulefoss is the administrative centre of Nome municipality in Telemark, Norway, located near the border of Grenland. Its population is 2,699. It occupies both sides of Ulefoss falls on the river Eidselva. Ulefoss is one of Norway's oldest industri ...

Ulrik Frederik Cappelen Ulrik Frederik Cappelen (13 May 1797 – 24 November 1864) was a Norwegian jurist and politician. Personal life Ulrik Frederik Cappelen was born in 1795 as the second child of ship-owner Ulrich Fredrich von Cappelen (1770–1820) and his ...

(1797–1864),

Larvik Larvik () is a List of cities in Norway, town and Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestfold in Vestfold og Telemark Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Larvik. The municipality ...

, county governor and politician *

Nils Otto Tank Nils Otto Tank (March 11, 1800 – May 4, 1864) was a Norwegian born, Moravian Church missionary and teacher. He was a pioneer settler in Wisconsin. Background Nils Otto Tank was born near Halden in Østfold, Norway. He was the son of a wealthy ...

(1800–1864),

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, missionary and pioneer land developer, son of Catherine von Cappelen married to

Carsten Tank Carsten Tank (24 April 1766 – 28 January 1832) was a Norwegian businessman and politician who served as Norway, Norwegian councilor of government of the 1st Ministry (finance and taxes, March–November 1814), and later councilor of state of t ...

(1805–78),

Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of ...

(Christiania), founder of the publishing house

*Severin Diderik Cappelen (1822–1881), owner of Ulefos Jernværk and Holden Manor *

August Cappelen Hermann August Cappelen (1 May 1827 – 8 March 1852) was a Norwegian painter. Cappelen was best known for his melancholic, dramatic and romantic landscape compositions. Background Hermann August Cappelen was born in Skien, Norway. He was the ...

(1827–52),

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, painter * Frants Diecke Cappelen Beyer,

Bergen Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula of ...

, (1851–1918), composer * Anna Sofie Cappelen (1854–1915), heiress to the

Borgestad Manor Borgestad Manor ( no, Borgestad gård) is an estate and manor house in the municipality of Skien in Vestfold og Telemark, Norway. History Borgestad is located in the former parish of Gjerpen near Porsgrunn. It is one of the largest estates in ...

and married to Prime Minister

Gunnar Knudsen Gunnar Knudsen (19 September 1848 – 1 December 1928), born Aanon Gunerius Knudsen, was a Norwegian politician from the Liberal Party who served as the 11th Prime Minister of Norway twice from 1908 to 1910 and from 1913 to 1920. He also inherited ...

Johan Christian Severin Cappelen Johan Christian Severin Cappelen (25 January 1855 – 12 December 1935) was a Norway, Norwegian physician. He was born in Selje as a son of district physician Johan Nicolay Cappelen (1818–1890) and Elisabeth Brunchorst Ravn (1825–1906). His br ...

(1855–1935),

Trondheim Trondheim ( , , ; sma, Tråante), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2020, it had a population of 205,332, was the third most populous municipality in Norway, and ...

, physician and politician *

Diderik Cappelen Diderik or Didrik is a Norwegian male given name. In North Germanic languages, the native form would be ''Tjodrik'', but ''Diderik'' and ''Didrik'' have been loaned from Low German and are now a common name in Norway. It may also be a variant of t ...

(1856–1935), chamberlain at the royal court, owner of Ulefos Jernværk and Holden Manor. He discovered the mineral cappelenit that is named after him * Frederick William Cappelen (1857–1921), city engineer in

Minneapolis Minneapolis () is the largest city in Minnesota, United States, and the county seat of Hennepin County. The city is abundant in water, with thirteen lakes, wetlands, the Mississippi River, creeks and waterfalls. Minneapolis has its origins ...

. Cappelen Memorial Bridge is named after him *

Axel Cappelen Axel Hermansen Cappelen (20 July 1858 – 13 November 1919) was a Norwegian surgeon. He was born in Selje as a son of district physician Johan Nicolay Cappelen (1818–1890) and Elisabeth Brunchorst Ravn (1825–1906). His brother Christian was al ...

(1858–1919),

Stavanger Stavanger (, , American English, US usually , ) is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Norway. It is the fourth largest city and third largest metropolitan area in Norway (through conurbation with neighboring Sandnes) and the a ...

, surgeon *

Elias Anton Cappelen Smith Elias Anton Cappelen Smith (6 November 1873 – 25 June 1949) was a Norwegian American chemical engineer, civil engineer and metallurgist. He pioneered copper production in the early 20th century. Among his achievements were the and the Guggenh ...

(1873–1949),

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, Norwegian American civil engineer and metallurgist *Didrik Cappelen (1873–1941) (''Diddi''), Skien,

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barrister and resistance fighter, father of Didrik and

Hans Cappelen Hans Cappelen (18 December 1903 – 21 October 1979 ) was a Norwegian jurist, businessperson and resistance fighter. He was born at Kviteseid in Telemark, Norway. He was a son of Supreme Court Attorney Didrik Cappelen (1873–1941) and Anto ...

* Johan Munthe Cappelen (1884–1962), judge *

Didrik Arup Seip Didrik Arup Seip (31 August 1884 – 3 May 1963) was a professor of North Germanic languages at the University of Oslo. He earned his doctorate ( dr.philos.) in 1916 and was appointed professor the same year, retiring in 1954. Together with Herman ...

(1884–1963), professor at

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(descendant through his father's maternal grandmother) *Didrik Cappelen Schiøtt (1887–1958), Skien, married to

Margit Schiøtt Margit Schiøtt, née Knudsen (2 May 1889 – 16 September 1946) was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party. She was born in Gjerpen, a daughter of the Norwegian Prime Minister Gunnar Knudsen. Her husband was dr. ing. Didrik Cappelen Sch ...

, member of

Stortinget The Storting ( no, Stortinget ) (lit. the Great Thing) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It is located in Oslo. The unicameral parliament has 169 members and is elected every four years base ...

, the Norwegian parliament *

Johan Cappelen Johan Cappelen (25 February 1889 – 18 October 1947) was a Norway, Norwegian lawyer and politician for the Conservative Party (Norway), Conservative Party. He was born in Skogn as a son of physician Johan Christian Severin Cappelen (1855–193 ...

(1889–1947), Trondheim, Supreme Court barrister, county governor and Minister of Justice * Carl Otto Løvenskiold (1898–1969),

Bærum Bærum () is a municipality in the Greater Oslo Region in Norway that forms an affluent suburb of Oslo on the west coast of the city. Bærum is Norway's fifth largest municipality with a population of 128,760 (2021). It is part of the electoral ...

, landowner (descendant through his maternal grandfather Diderik Cappelen

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(1834–1894)) *

Didrik Cappelen Didrik Cappelen (8 October 1900 – 27 August 1970) was a Norwegian jurist and politician. He was born at Kviteseid in Telemark, Norway. He was a son of Supreme Court Attorney Didrik Cappelen (1873-1941) and Antoinette Therese von der Lippe ...

(1900–1970) (''Dixe''), Skien, resistance fighter, county judge and politician *

Jørgen Mathiesen Jørgen Arthur Mathiesen (9 July 1901 – 6 December 1993) was a Norwegian landowner and businessperson in the forestry sector. He was born in Eidsvoll as the son of landowner Haaken L. Mathiesen (1858–1930) and his wife Erikka Kiær (1866–192 ...

(1901–1993),

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, landowner (descendant through his maternal grandmother Martine Cappelen Kiær) *

(1903–1979) (''Hasse''), Oslo, businessman, resistance fighter and Norwegian witness in the

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Nic Waal Nic Waal, born Caroline Schweigaard Nicolaysen in Kristiania, Norway (1 January 1905 – 28 May 1960) was a Norwegian psychiatrist, noted for her work among children and adolescents in Norway where she is known as "the mother of Norwegian pediatr ...

(Caroline Schweigaard Nicolaysen) (1905–1960), Oslo, psychiatrist (descendant of Diderich von Cappelen (1796–1862)) * Ferdinand Finne (1910–1999), Oslo, painter (descendant of Severin Diderik Cappelen) * Johan Zeier Cappelen (1913–2007), Oslo, ambassador *

Andreas Zeier Cappelen Andreas Zeier Cappelen (31 January 1915 – 2 September 2008) was a Norwegian jurist and politician for the Labour Party. He was born in Vang, Hedmark. He held a variety of positions in different Norwegian cabinets. He was Minister of Local Gov ...

(1915–2008), Stavanger, justiciar, government minister (several posts including Foreign Minister) *

Bodil Cappelen Bodil Cappelen (born April 26, 1930) is a Norwegian painter, textile artist, and book illustrator. She has also written children's books. Early life Cappelen was born in Stavanger, the daughter of Johan Munthe Cappelen from Oslo and Edith Heiber ...

(born 1930), artist *

Peder Wright Cappelen Peder Wright Cappelen (18 January 1931 – 4 January 1992) was a Norwegian playwright, non-fiction writer and publisher. Personal life Cappelen was born in Bærum to publisher Jørgen Wright Cappelen and Ragni Holm Johannessen. He was married ...

(1931–1992),

, author, publisher and father of

Herman Cappelen Herman Wright Cappelen (born 1967) is a Norwegian philosopher. He is currently the Chair Professor of Philosophy at the University of Hong Kong. Biography Cappelen is the son of author and publisher Peder Wright Cappelen and actress Kari Simons ...

* Trond Reinertsen (born 1945), Trondheim, economist and business leader (descendant through E.A.Smith) * Pål Cappelen (born 1947), handball player * Johan Kristoffer Cappelen Stensrud (born 1953), Stavanger, one of

Skagen Funds Skagen Funds is a Scandinavian mutual fund company founded in 1993 in Stavanger, Norway, which offers actively managed equity funds. In 2017, SKAGEN became part of Storebrand Asset Management but the company remains an independent fund management ...

founders * Berit Bertling Cappelen (born 1966), novelist *

(born 1967), philosopher *

Thomas Cappelen Malling Thomas Cappelen Malling (born 16 December 1970) is a Norway, Norwegian author and director, born in Kongsvinger. He hails from the Communications Industry, where he worked in Strategic planning. In 2006, Malling wrote the book ''Ninjateknikk II. ...

(born 1970), author and director *

Sofie Cappelen Sofie Stange Cappelen (born February 2, 1982) is a Norwegian actress. Biography Cappelen began her career as a child actor. She was a member of the Jorunn Kirkenær Children's Ballet, and made several TV appearances as a dancer and actor, inclu ...

(born 1982), actress *

Sebastian Cappelen Sebastian Cappelen (born 14 April 1990) is a Danish professional golfer. Cappelen played college golf at the University of Arkansas where he was a four-time All-American and won four times including the 2013 SEC Championship. He also played fo ...

(born 1990), Danish professional golfer

Gallery

File:Jørgen von Cappelen (1715—1785).jpg, Jørgen von Cappelen, titular councillor of state File:Diderich von cappelen 1734.jpg, Diderich von Cappelen, father of Didrich,

Peder Peter is a common masculine given name. It is derived directly from Greek , ''Petros'' (an invented, masculine form of Greek ''petra,'' the word for "rock" or "stone"), which itself was a translation of Aramaic ''Kefa'' ("stone, rock"), the new na ...

, Ulrich Fredrich and Cathrine von Cappelen File:Eidsvm. Didrich v.C..jpg, Didrich von Cappelen, member of the Norwegian Constitutional Assembly in 1814 File:Peder v C maleri.JPG,

, owner of

Eidsfoss Eidsfoss is a village in Hof municipality, Vestfold county, Norway. It is located near Lake Eikeren. The village was the site of the Eidsfos Iron Works (''Eidsfos Jernverk'') which dated to 1697. The iron works was closed in 1873. The village is a ...

Jernverk, Austad Manor, Cappelen Townhouse etc. File:Ulrich fredrich von cappelen.jpg,

Ulrich Fredrich von Cappelen Ulrich Fredrich von Cappelen (1770–1820) was a Norwegian businessman, ship owner and timber merchant.Carsten Tank Carsten Tank (24 April 1766 – 28 January 1832) was a Norwegian businessman and politician who served as Norway, Norwegian councilor of government of the 1st Ministry (finance and taxes, March–November 1814), and later councilor of state of t ...

File:Nicolai Benjamin Cappelen.JPG,

, county judge File:Hans B C Gjemsø.JPG, Hans Cappelen, landowner and son of Didrich File:Hermann August Cappelen by Hans Gude.jpg,

, drawing by

Hans Gude Hans Fredrik Gude (March 13, 1825August 17, 1903) was a Norwegian romanticist painter and is considered along with Johan Christian Dahl to be one of Norway's foremost landscape painters. He has been called a mainstay of Norwegian National Roma ...

File:Diderik Cappelen (1856-1935).jpg, Diderik Cappelen (1856–1935),

File:Portrett av Gunnar Knudsen (1848-1928) (9369759902).jpg,

married to Sofie Cappelen File:Elias-anton-cappelen-smith.JPG,

File:Didrik Cappelen (1873–1941) NFB.11827.jpg, Didrik Cappelen, father of Didrik and

File:Fossesholm-Vestfossen-d9290m.jpg, Fossesholm Manor,

Vestfossen Vestfossen is a village in the municipality of Øvre Eiker in the county of Buskerud, Norway. Vestfossen is a former industrial city with traditions dating back to the 16th century. As of 2008 Vestfossen had a population of 2,867 according to Sta ...

File:Gjemsø Linaae.JPG, Gjemsø Kloster Manor,

(Solum) File:Eidsfoss Hovedgården-72-vsm.jpg,

Iron Works Manor File:Austad gård Drammen2.jpg, Austad Manor,

File:Cappelengården.JPG, The Cappelen Townhouse in Drammen File:Borgestad Gaard.JPG,

File:186. Thelemarken, Parti ved Ulefos - NB bldsa AL0186.jpg, Holden Manor,

File:Collettgården.png, First office building of

Coat of arms

The family

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were

lawful Law is a set of rules that are created and are law enforcement, enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior,Robertson, ''Crimes against humanity'', 90. with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate. ...

ly assumed in Norway in 1683: The

shield A shield is a piece of personal armour held in the hand, which may or may not be strapped to the wrist or forearm. Shields are used to intercept specific attacks, whether from close-ranged weaponry or projectiles such as arrows, by means of a ...

is parted in two fields, the first and upper one having the mother pelican feeding its young with its own blood (a pelican in its piety), and the second field has three blooming roses with leaves and stems. On top of the shield is a

helmet A helmet is a form of protective gear worn to protect the head. More specifically, a helmet complements the skull in protecting the human brain. Ceremonial or symbolic helmets (e.g., a policeman's helmet in the United Kingdom) without protect ...

with a

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: two buffalo horns and between them the

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being a naked woman holding a ship's sail in her hands and standing on an orb. The Ulefoss-line of the family has, however, dropped Fortune and uses the two horns only. The various lines of the family have different

heraldic Heraldry is a discipline relating to the design, display and study of armorial bearings (known as armory), as well as related disciplines, such as vexillology, together with the study of ceremony, rank and pedigree. Armory, the best-known branc ...

colours (

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s) in the arms. In Germany the family used a

merchant's mark A merchant's mark is an emblem or device adopted by a merchant, and placed on goods or products sold by him in order to keep track of them, or as a sign of authentication. It may also be used as a mark of identity in other contexts. History ...

.''Fabelwesen der Heraldik in Familien- und Stadtewappen'' (Carl Alexander Von Volborth. (1996) )

References

Other sources

* Thomle, E. A. (1896) ''Familien (von) Cappelen i Norge og Danmark'' ( Christiania:

) *

Haagen Krog Steffens Haagen Krog Steffens (30 April 1873 – 9 May 1917) was a Norwegian historian, archivist and genealogist. Haagen Krog Steffens was born in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was the son of physician Henrich Steffens (1841-1984) and Asta Falch ...

(1911)
''Norske Slægter 1912''

Gyldendal Gyldendalske Boghandel, Nordisk Forlag A/S, usually referred to simply as Gyldendal () is a Danish publishing house. Founded in 1770 by Søren Gyldendal, it is the oldest and largest publishing house in Denmark, offering a wide selection of bo ...

ske Boghandel,

Kristiania Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of ...

1911 *Cappelen, Hans (1988) ''Familien Cappelens tyske opprinnelse. Noen antagelser og hypoteser'' (in ''Norsk Slektshistorisk Tidsskrift'',

, 31 (1988): 378–396) * Haugen, Lambrecht (2008) ''Cappelen-slekten 1627–2008'' ( Rosendal) {{DEFAULTSORT:Cappelen Norwegian families Patriciate of Norway * Surnames Norwegian-language surnames Norwegian people of German descent Families of German ancestry