Peter Andreas Heuch
Peter Andreas Heuch (18 April 1756 – 5 December 1825) was a Norwegian merchant.
Heuch was a ship-owner based in the coastal town of Kragerø in Vestfold og Telemark county, Norway. He was among the wealthiest persons in Southern Norway.[1] He also helped found the Royal Frederick University (now University of Oslo) in 1811.[1]
He was the father of merchant and politician Johan Christian Heuch, Sr. and thus a grandfather of bishop and politician Johan Christian Heuch.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Heuch". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
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- 1756 births
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- Norwegian merchants
- Norwegian businesspeople in shipping
- People from Kragerø
- 18th-century Norwegian businesspeople
- 19th-century Norwegian businesspeople
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