Albert Angell (4 November 1660 – 13 September 1705) was a Norwegian civil servant, landowner and businessman. He served as Mayor of

Trondheim, Norway Trondheim ( , , ; sma, Tråante), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros and Trondhjem (), is a city and List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2020, it had a population of 205,332, was the third most pop ...

. Angell was born in

Trondheim Trondheim ( , , ; sma, Tråante), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2020, it had a population of 205,332, was the third most populous municipality in Norway, and ...

, Norway. He was the son of merchant and landowner Lorentz Mortensen Angell (1626–1697) and Margrethe Hansdatter Puls (1631–1670). He was enrolled as a student at the

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in 1678 but did not graduate. Albert Angell acquired several sawmills and became one of the largest lumber dealers in Trondheim. He was also the owner of large forest and land properties, and had shares in the Røros Copper Works.

Personal life

He was married in 1689 to Sara Hammond who was the daughter of Thomas Hammond, a timber merchant originally from England. She inherited agricultural and forestry properties and sawmills from parents. They had nine children, four of whom survived to adulthood, including endowment founder Thomas Angell.

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1660 births 1705 deaths People from Trondheim 17th-century Norwegian businesspeople Norwegian landowners Mayors of Trondheim University of Copenhagen alumni {{norway-mayor-stub