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.[2][quote 1] He was the first to import hides to Norway.[3] He exported to Sweden, in addition to covering the South Norwegian market with his products.[2] The export was conducted with three ships owned by Beer, one sloop and two lesser vessels.[4]
Beer was a consul of France from 1829 to 1837 and Denmark from 1853 to 1858.[1] He was also the mayor of Flekkefjord for the year of 1843, being preceded by Johan Andreas Kraft and succeeded by L. L. Ross.[5] In 1855 he paid for a road connection between Flekkefjord and Tjørsvågstranden.[6]
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.[2] A road in Flekkefjord, Anders Beers gate, has been named after him.[1]
^ abcJohannessen, Finn Erhard. "Anders Beer". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
^Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Anders Beer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
^Ringard, Morten (1942). Flekkefjords historie (in Norwegian). Flekkefjord: Flekkefjord Municipality. p. 131.
anders, beer, shipowner, anders, beer, january, 1801, january, 1863, norwegian, ship, owner, tanner, born, flekkefjord, ship, owner, consul, christopher, beer, 1770, 1839, anne, malene, tjørsvaag, 1772, 1820, younger, brother, jens, henrik, beer, grandson, jen. 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 Tjorsvaag 1772 1820 He was a younger brother of Jens Henrik Beer and a grandson of Jens Henrik Beer Sr 1 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 Tjorsvagstranden After 1838 the herring fishing in South Norway declined rapidly and Beer sold his ships and developed small industry at Tjorsvagstranden 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 2 quote 1 He was the first to import hides to Norway 3 He exported to Sweden in addition to covering the South Norwegian market with his products 2 The export was conducted with three ships owned by Beer one sloop and two lesser vessels 4 Beer was a consul of France from 1829 to 1837 and Denmark from 1853 to 1858 1 He was also the mayor of Flekkefjord for the year of 1843 being preceded by Johan Andreas Kraft and succeeded by L L Ross 5 In 1855 he paid for a road connection between Flekkefjord and Tjorsvagstranden 6 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 2 A road in Flekkefjord Anders Beers gate has been named after him 1 References editReferences a b c Keilhau Wollert 1923 Beer Anders In Bull Edvard Krogvig Anders Gran Gerhard eds Norsk biografisk leksikon in Norwegian Vol 1 1 ed Oslo Aschehoug pp 406 407 a b c Johannessen Finn Erhard Anders Beer In Helle Knut ed Norsk biografisk leksikon in Norwegian Oslo Kunnskapsforlaget Retrieved 6 April 2010 Henriksen Petter ed 2007 Anders Beer Store norske leksikon in Norwegian Oslo Kunnskapsforlaget Retrieved 6 April 2010 Ringard Morten 1942 Flekkefjords historie in Norwegian Flekkefjord Flekkefjord Municipality p 131 Ringard 1942 p 134 Ringard 1942 p 130 Notes Norwegian Anders Beer grunnla garveriindustrien i Norge da han anla det forste garveri for salelaer i Flekkefjord Norsk biografisk leksikon nbsp nbsp This article about a Norwegian politician born between 1800 and 1809 is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Anders Beer shipowner amp oldid 1176016935, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
