Hans Tank (10 August 1742 – 17 March 1804) was a Norwegian skipper, merchant and endowment founder, born in
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 ...
. He is particularly known for his donations that resulted in the establishment of
Tank School (''Den Tankske Skole''), which opened in 1850, more than forty years after his death.
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1742 births
1804 deaths
Businesspeople from Bergen in shipping
Norwegian philanthropists
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