Wilhelm Lorentz Lexau Nicolaysen (16 February 1869 – 22 July 1944) was a Norwegian barrister and businessperson.
He was born in
Kristiania
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Nicolay Nicolaysen
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Niels Aars Nicolaysen. In 1919 he married Fredrikke Dorothea Hagerup, daughter of Prime Minister
Francis Hagerup
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and since 1919 a court mistress for the Norwegian royal family.
He finished his secondary education in 1887, graduated with the
cand.jur.
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degree in 1893 and started working as an attorney; later barrister. He started his own law firm in 1895, was a partner with H. Schjoldager between 1911 and 1919 before continuing on his own again.
He co-founded of the company De-No-Fa in 1912, and served as board chairman for decades. From 1931 to 1934 he was also a board member of Lilleborg Fabriker. He died in July 1944, followed by his wife in June 1946.