Anders Beer
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Anders Beer 15 January 1801 – 24 January 1863) was a Norwegian ship-owner and tanner.
He was born in Flekkefjord
as a son of ship-owner and consul
Christopher Beer (1770–1839) and Anne Malene Tjørsvaag (1772–1820). He was a younger brother of Jens Henrik Beer
, and a grandson of Jens Henrik Beer, Sr.
.
He attended Christianssand Cathedral School, and also stayed in France
for some time before becoming a businessman in his hometown. Like many others in the town, he made a living out of the herring
fishing industry as well as shipbuilding. He also operated a small tobacco
factory and a mill in the district Tjørsvågstranden. After 1838 the herring fishing in South Norway declined rapidly, and Beer sold his ships and developed small industry at Tjørsvågstranden. He opened an oil press (linseed oil
and other types), a sawmill
, a bakery
and a tannery
. The tannery became especially successful, and Beer has been credited with founding the tanning industry in Norway. (Norsk biografisk leksikon) He was the first to import hides to Norway. He exported to Sweden
, in addition to covering the South Norwegian market with his products. The export was conducted with three ships owned by Beer, one sloop
and two lesser vessels.
Beer was a consul of France
from 1829 to 1837 and Denmark
from 1853 to 1858. He was also the mayor of Flekkefjord for the year of 1843, being preceded by Johan Andreas Kraft
and succeeded by L. L. Ross. In 1855 he paid for a road connection between Flekkefjord and Tjørsvågstranden.
Beer was married twice, first to Kirstine Dorothea Lassen (1803–1843) and then to Thea Smith (1822–1914). He was a maternal grandfather of Anders Beer Wilse
. He died in January 1863 in Flekkefjord. His company went bankrupt shortly after his death, but other tanneries in the town survived. A road in Flekkefjord, Anders Beers gate, has been named after him.
He was born in Flekkefjord
Flekkefjord
is a town and municipality in the county of Vest-Agder, Norway.The town of Flekkefjord was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . The rural municipalities of Bakke, Gyland, Hidra, and Nes were merged with Flekkefjord on 1 January 1965.Flekkefjord is the westernmost town of the...
as a son of ship-owner and consul
Consul (representative)
The political title Consul is used for the official representatives of the government of one state in the territory of another, normally acting to assist and protect the citizens of the consul's own country, and to facilitate trade and friendship between the peoples of the two countries...
Christopher Beer (1770–1839) and Anne Malene Tjørsvaag (1772–1820). He was a younger brother of Jens Henrik Beer
Jens Henrik Beer
Jens Henrik Beer was a Norwegian businessperson, farmer and politician.He was born in Flekkefjord as a son of ship-owner and consul Christopher Beer and Anne Malene Tjørsvaag . He was an older brother of Anders Beer, and a grandson of Jens Henrik Beer, Sr....
, and a grandson of Jens Henrik Beer, Sr.
Jens Henrik Beer, Sr.
Jens Henrik Beer was a Norwegian businessperson.He was born in Flekkefjord as a son of merchant and sawmill owner Nils Henriksen Beer and his wife Anna M. C. Eide...
.
He attended Christianssand Cathedral School, and also stayed in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
for some time before becoming a businessman in his hometown. Like many others in the town, he made a living out of the herring
Herring
Herring is an oily fish of the genus Clupea, found in the shallow, temperate waters of the North Pacific and the North Atlantic oceans, including the Baltic Sea. Three species of Clupea are recognized. The main taxa, the Atlantic herring and the Pacific herring may each be divided into subspecies...
fishing industry as well as shipbuilding. He also operated a small tobacco
Tobacco
Tobacco is an agricultural product processed from the leaves of plants in the genus Nicotiana. It can be consumed, used as a pesticide and, in the form of nicotine tartrate, used in some medicines...
factory and a mill in the district Tjørsvågstranden. After 1838 the herring fishing in South Norway declined rapidly, and Beer sold his ships and developed small industry at Tjørsvågstranden. He opened an oil press (linseed oil
Linseed oil
Linseed oil, also known as flaxseed oil, is a clear to yellowish oil obtained from the dried ripe seeds of the flax plant . The oil is obtained by cold pressing, sometimes followed by solvent extraction...
and other types), a sawmill
Sawmill
A sawmill is a facility where logs are cut into boards.-Sawmill process:A sawmill's basic operation is much like those of hundreds of years ago; a log enters on one end and dimensional lumber exits on the other end....
, a bakery
Bakery
A bakery is an establishment which produces and sells flour-based food baked in an oven such as bread, cakes, pastries and pies. Some retail bakeries are also cafés, serving coffee and tea to customers who wish to consume the baked goods on the premises.-See also:*Baker*Cake...
and a tannery
Tanning
Tanning is the making of leather from the skins of animals which does not easily decompose. Traditionally, tanning used tannin, an acidic chemical compound from which the tanning process draws its name . Coloring may occur during tanning...
. The tannery became especially successful, and Beer has been credited with founding the tanning industry in Norway. (Norsk biografisk leksikon) He was the first to import hides to Norway. He exported to Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, in addition to covering the South Norwegian market with his products. The export was conducted with three ships owned by Beer, one sloop
Sloop
A sloop is a sail boat with a fore-and-aft rig and a single mast farther forward than the mast of a cutter....
and two lesser vessels.
Beer was a consul of France
July Monarchy
The July Monarchy , officially the Kingdom of France , was a period of liberal constitutional monarchy in France under King Louis-Philippe starting with the July Revolution of 1830 and ending with the Revolution of 1848...
from 1829 to 1837 and Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
from 1853 to 1858. He was also the mayor of Flekkefjord for the year of 1843, being preceded by Johan Andreas Kraft
Johan Andreas Kraft
Johan Andreas Kraft was a Norwegian physician and politician.He served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway in the term 1862–1864, representing the urban constituency of Flekkefjord. He sat through only one term. He was mayor of Flekkefjord in 1842, 1858 and 1859.He worked as a...
and succeeded by L. L. Ross. In 1855 he paid for a road connection between Flekkefjord and Tjørsvågstranden.
Beer was married twice, first to Kirstine Dorothea Lassen (1803–1843) and then to Thea Smith (1822–1914). He was a maternal grandfather of Anders Beer Wilse
Anders Beer Wilse
Anders Beer Wilse was a Norwegian photographer whose photography visually documented Norway in the early to mid-20th century....
. He died in January 1863 in Flekkefjord. His company went bankrupt shortly after his death, but other tanneries in the town survived. A road in Flekkefjord, Anders Beers gate, has been named after him.