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About Westye Egeberg
- Westye Egeberg (16 August 1770 – 27 February 1830) was a Danish-Norwegian businessperson.Egeberg was born on the island of Als at Sønderborg in the region of Syddanmark, Denmark.
- He re-located to Norway in 1786.
- He married Anna Sophie Muus (1775–1862) and was the father of several children including Westye Martinus Egeberg (1805-1898), physician Christian Egeberg (1809-1874) and composer Fredrikke Egeberg (1815–1861).
- In 1800, he founded the timber trade company Westye Egeberg & Co in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway.
- He purchased the Gahnsbruket timber lands in Fet near Lake Øyeren in Akershus.
- This formed the basis for an important lumber company and was passed on through generations.
- He controlled the company until his death in 1830.
- From 1830-51, his son Westye Martinus Egeberg managed the firm.
- Brothers Peder Cappelen Egeberg (1810-1874) and Christian August Egeberg (1809–1874) became co-owners and took control of the company in 1851.
- In 1874, management of the company was passed down to Ferdinand Julian Egeberg (1842-1921) and Einar Westye Egeberg (1851-1940).
- From 1911, Westye Parr Egeberg (1877-1959) controlled the firm.
- After the financial crash in 1929, the company and all assets were sold.
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