Johannes Christian Piene (19 August 1832 – 2 July 1912) was a Norwegian businessman and

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politician. Piene was born in

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- the son of merchant and industrialist Caspar Christian Piene (1805–1885) and Lucie Benedicte Bugge (1794–1873). He was also the maternal grandson of bishop Peter Olivarius Bugge, nephew of educator

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and a first cousin of bishop Wilhelm Bugge. In 1859 he married Henriette Jacobine Aubert (1838–1912). He became a co-owner of his father's company (established 1853), and established his own company ''I. C. Piene & Søn'' in 1866. He acquired burghership in Trondhjem in 1867. The company was centered on the mill which he bought in Ila. In 1878 he established the mill Hammerstrand Mølle in

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. The mill at Ila burned down in 1888, was rebuilt, but in 1897 Piene relocated fully to Buvika. His company became a leading producer of

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in its region, and existed until 1991. Piene was also a board chairman of Trondhjems Mekaniske Verksted and Ranheim Cellulosefabrik, and was a board member of local banks. He represented the

in the city council, and also in the

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for the constituency ''Trondhjem og Levanger'' from 1892 to 1894. He was decorated with the

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in 1891, and died in July 1912 in

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1832 births 1912 deaths Norwegian businesspeople Politicians from Trondheim Conservative Party (Norway) politicians Members of the Storting {{Norway-politician-1830s-stub