Peter Jebsen
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Peter Jebsen was a Norwegian
businessperson
and politician
.
After working in the cloth industry for a relative in Hamburg
, he moved to Bergen
in 1843, bought a river in Arna
for 200 specidaler
borrowed money and started manufacturing cloth; as one of the first manufactures in the country, profits gained were high due to protectionism
against import of wool. He left Norway in 1844 and wandered about Europe, returning in 1848 with sufficient knowledge to start the plant. By the 1860s 4-500 people were working for him.
In 1878 he started a factory at Dale
Other ventures included shipping, mining in Sunnhordland
with Nils Henrik Bruun
, the glass mill in Bergen and initiated the water- and power utilities in Bergen.
Jebsen was mayor
of Haus
, later city councilor in Bergen. He was elected to parliament in 1874-76 and in 1880-82, and was one of the greatest promoters of the construction of Vossebanen railway; personally guaranteeing for part of the construction costs. Later he was consulate in Bergen for Sachsen and later Germany.
He married twice and had twenty-three children.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
businessperson
Businessperson
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and politician
Politician
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.
After working in the cloth industry for a relative in Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
, he moved to Bergen
Bergen
Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....
in 1843, bought a river in Arna
Arna, Norway
Arna is a borough and suburb of Bergen, Norway and a former municipality in Hordaland county.Arna has approximately 12,000 inhabitants. Situated behind mount Ulriken, Arna is geographically close to downtown Bergen, but it takes some time to drive there by road as there is no road tunnel as of yet....
for 200 specidaler
Norwegian speciedaler
The speciedaler was the currency of Norway between 1816 and 1875. It replaced the rigsdaler specie at par and was subdivided into 120 skilling . It was replaced by the Norwegian krone when Norway joined the Scandinavian Monetary Union...
borrowed money and started manufacturing cloth; as one of the first manufactures in the country, profits gained were high due to protectionism
Protectionism
Protectionism is the economic policy of restraining trade between states through methods such as tariffs on imported goods, restrictive quotas, and a variety of other government regulations designed to allow "fair competition" between imports and goods and services produced domestically.This...
against import of wool. He left Norway in 1844 and wandered about Europe, returning in 1848 with sufficient knowledge to start the plant. By the 1860s 4-500 people were working for him.
In 1878 he started a factory at Dale
Dale, Hordaland
Dale is the administrative centre of Vaksdal municipality, Norway. Its population is 1,159 ....
Other ventures included shipping, mining in Sunnhordland
Sunnhordland
Sunnhordland is a traditional district in the western part of Norway, consisting of the southern, coastal regions of the county of Hordaland, from the mouth of the Hardangerfjord and outwards to the Atlantic Ocean...
with Nils Henrik Bruun
Nils Henrik Bruun
Nils Henrik Bruun was a Norwegian engineer.Educated at Chalmerska in Gothenburg, and in Germany, Brunn moved to Bergen in 1963 where he engaged in several engineering ventures; he and Peter Jebsen founded the factories in Dale, and later he engages in mining in Stord and Karmøy. He received the...
, the glass mill in Bergen and initiated the water- and power utilities in Bergen.
Jebsen was mayor
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
of Haus
Arna, Norway
Arna is a borough and suburb of Bergen, Norway and a former municipality in Hordaland county.Arna has approximately 12,000 inhabitants. Situated behind mount Ulriken, Arna is geographically close to downtown Bergen, but it takes some time to drive there by road as there is no road tunnel as of yet....
, later city councilor in Bergen. He was elected to parliament in 1874-76 and in 1880-82, and was one of the greatest promoters of the construction of Vossebanen railway; personally guaranteeing for part of the construction costs. Later he was consulate in Bergen for Sachsen and later Germany.
He married twice and had twenty-three children.