Nils August Andresen Butenschøn (3 February 1842 – 27 September 1935) was a Norwegian businessperson.
He was born in
Kristiania
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(now Oslo, Norway)
as the only son
of banker
Nicolay August Andresen (1812–1894) and Nilsine Augusta Butenschøn (1818–1842).
He was a grandson of
Nicolai Andresen and grandnephew of
Johan Henrik Andresen. His forefathers had founded and run a banking company later named
Andresens Bank. In 1893, he took his mother's surname, Butenschøn.
He joined the company in 1867, as a junior partner of his father and his uncle Engelhart Andresen. They died in 1894 and 1896 respectively, but from 1892 Butenschøn was a partner with his cousins Carl Christian and Engelhart Jr (the latter left in 1902).
[ Butenschøn spent his career as a chief executive in Andresens Bank, and also served as a ]consul general
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A consu ...
. He was decorated as a Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav
The Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav (; or ''Sanct Olafs Orden'', the old Norwegian name) is a Norwegian order of chivalry instituted by King Oscar I on 21 August 1847. It is named after King Olav II, known to posterity as St. Olav.
Just be ...
and a Commander of the Order of the Crown of Italy
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.[
Dating to the 1860s, his father had been the owner and developer of Skøyen Manor (''Sondre Skoyen'') which he inherited. This estate was located in the neighborhood of ]Skøyen
Skøyen is a neighborhood of Oslo, Norway. It is located in the western part of the city, in the borough of Ullern. The district has an increasing share of business activities, a development started in the 80s.
Skøyen is the site of Skøyenpa ...
and is today the site of Skøyenparken
Skøyenparken is a park in the neighborhood of Skøyen in the borough of Ullern in Oslo, Norway.
The park belongs to Skøyen Manor (''Søndre Skøyen''), which lies adjacent to it. The middle section of the park is fenced and private. The outer ...
, a residential park in Oslo. In 1871, he married Hanna Døderlein.[ They had the son Barthold A. Butenschøn, who married Mabel Plahte, a daughter of Frithjof M. Plahte; through them Nils August was a grandfather of Barthold A. Butenschøn, Jr.][ two brothers of Mabel Plahte.
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References
1842 births
1935 deaths
Businesspeople from Oslo
Norwegian bankers
Recipients of the Order of the Crown (Italy)
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