Hans Gulbranson was a Norwegian businessperson.

He hailed from Modum

Modum

Modum is a municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Hallingdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Vikersund. The municipality of Modum was established on 1 January 1838 .The area has a long tradition of skiing with several famous...

. He was a wholesaler in Christiania

Oslo

Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...

, and was one of the wealthiest persons in Norway's capital. He is best known as a founder of Nydalens Compagnie

Nydalens Compagnie

Nydalens Compagnie was a company in Nydalen, Oslo, Norway. It was founded in 1845 as a textile manufacturer, and from 1963 to 1998 it was a real estate company.-History:...

 in 1845 together with Adam Hiorth

Adam Hiorth

Adam Hiorth was a Norwegian merchant and industrial pioneer.-Personal life:Hiorth was born in Drøbak, as the son of shipper Fredrik Wilhelm Hiorth and Louise Caroline Brodersen. He married Anne Sofie Sommerfelt in 1849. He was an uncle of engineer Fredrik Hiorth and the grandfather of painter...

, Ole Gjerdrum

Ole Gjerdrum

Ole Eliassøn Gjerdrum was a Norwegian jurist, civil servant and businessperson.-Career:He was born in Stange. He was a clerk for the district stipendiary magistrate until 1811. He then worked in Copenhagen and studied law, but when Norway achieved independence in 1814 he returned to his country of...

 and Oluf N. Roll. Gulbranson was the company's first chairman and manager. He was succeeded by Peter J. K. Petersen in both positions, in 1868 and 1858 respectively.

He also owned large areas of forest and sold timber. Together with Hiorth, Roll, Petersen and Iver Olsen he founded Christiania Mekaniske Væveri in 1847.

He had the son Carl August Gulbranson

Carl August Gulbranson

Carl August Gulbranson was a Norwegian businessperson and politician for the Conservative Party.-Personal life:...

. Together with Maren Bergithe Sparre (1796–1828) he had the daughter Claudine who married Jørgen Meinich

Jørgen Meinich

Jørgen Meinich was a Norwegian industrialist. He was born in Søndre Land. He was a pioneer in the development of the Norwegian wood processing industry and the use of hydropower in the industry...

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