Wollert Konow (8 November 1779 – 3 October 1839) was a Norwegian merchant, politician and vice consul. Konow was born in Bergen, Norway. He was the son of the Friedrich Ludwig Konow (1746–98) and his wife Anna Hedvig Rieck (1756–1810). He was the brother of merchant

August Konow August Konow (19 October 1780 – 9 April 1873) was a Norwegian businessman and politician from Bergen. Early life Konow was born in Bergen, Norway. He was one of thirteen children of Friedrich Ludwig Konow (1746–98) and Anna Hedvig Rieck (1 ...

(1780–1873) and naval officer

Thomas Konow Thomas Konow (10 October 1796 – 10 October 1881) was a Norwegian naval officer and politician. He was a member of the Norwegian Constituent Assembly at Eidsvoll in 1814. Background He was born in Bergen, Norway as a son of merchant Friedrich ...

(1796–1881). His father had immigrated from Schwerin in Mecklenburg during 1769. Wollert Konow and his brother trained at Johan Köhns Institute in Hamburg prior to working in their father's export business. Following the death of his father in 1798, his merchant business went bankrupt. Wollert Krohn and his brother August subsequently started the company Konow & Co., which was engaged in fish exports and grain imports. The company became successful and later developed major shipping interests and extensive banking operations. By 1809, the company had agreed to establish the first insurance company in Bergen and provided funds for the establishment of a university. From 1815, he served as the Danish Vice-Consul. Konow was Bergen's representative to the Norwegian Parliament 1815–16 and 1827–28.

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1779 births 1839 deaths Businesspeople from Bergen Members of the Storting Politicians from Bergen Wollert Norwegian people of German descent 19th-century Norwegian businesspeople {{Norway-business-bio-stub