Henrik Thomassen Heftye (21 November 1804 – 18 February 1864) was a

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businessman and philanthropist. HenrikThomassenHeftyeOB

Personal life

He was born in Christiania as the son of merchant Thomas Johannessen Heftye (1767–1827) and his wife Katharina Tschudi (1773–1807). Through his sister Betha he was a brother-in-law of ship-owner

Mogens Thorsen Mogens Thorsen (30 August 1790 – 29 April 1863) was a Norwegian shipowner and philanthropist. Thorsen was born in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was the son of Ole Balle Thorsen (1744–1826) and Anna Knudsdatter Schmidt (1757–1832). His ...

. He was the brother of banker and politician

Johannes Thomassen Heftye Johannes Thomassen Heftye (17 October 1792 – 2 November 1856) was a Norwegian businessperson and politician. He was the son of merchant Thomas Johannessen Heftye (1767–1827), an immigrant from Switzerland who founded the family company Thos. ...

, and through him an uncle of banker

Thomas Johannessen Heftye Thomas Johannessen Heftye, also known as Tho Joh Heftye (29 October 1822 – 4 October 1886) was a Norwegian businessman, politician and philanthropist. Personal life He was born in Christiania as the son of merchant Johannes Thomassen Heftye ...

, and a granduncle of

Thomas Heftye Thomas Thomassen Heftye (10 April 1860 – 19 September 1921) was a Norwegian military officer, engineer, sports official and politician for the Liberal Party. He is best known as the Norwegian Minister of Defence from June to October 1903 and Ma ...

Career

His father migrated to Norway from

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in the late eighteenth century, and founded the family company Thos. Joh. Heftye & Søn. Henrik Heftye took the

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degree in 1829, but after this he joined the family company. He was the director of Norges Hypotekbank from 1852, and a member of the board of

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from 1853 to 1858. He was also involved in the art community, being a co-founder and treasurer of Christiania Kunstforening in 1836. Other founding members were

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and

Frederik Stang Frederik Stang (4 March 1808 – 8 June 1884) was a Norwegian lawyer, public servant, and politician who served as Norway's 1st prime minister in Christiana. Stang was born on the Nordre Rostad farm at Stokke in Vestfold, Norway. He was the so ...

. In 1862 he wrote his

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, in which he donated sums to philanthropy. Among others, his donations founded what is today known as Heftye Kindergarten (''Heftyes barnehage''). He died in February 1864 in

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Heftyes barnehage
1804 births 1864 deaths Businesspeople from Oslo Norwegian people of Swiss descent Norwegian bankers Philanthropists from Oslo 19th-century philanthropists {{Norway-business-bio-stub