Sophus Weidemann (31 December 1836 – 29 March 1894) was a Norwegian engineer and industrialist who contributed to the development of the shipping industry in Norway.[1]
Weidemann was born in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was the son of Frederik Sommerfeldt Weidemann (1803–75) and Nathalia Adelaide Major (1808–51). He was the grandson of judge Lauritz Weidemann (1775–1856) and among his uncles was psychiatrist Herman Wedel Major (1814–1854).[1]
Weidemann received an education in engineering at the Naval Academy (Sjøkrigsskolen) at Horten. In 1856, Weidemann was employed as a technical draftsman at Bergen Mekaniske Verksted. From 1864 he was manager of the workshop Fabrikken ved Nidelven in Trondheim, the later ship building company Trondhjems mekaniske Værksted. Weidemann resigned his managerial position at Fabrikken in 1871. He then opened his own engineering office and became a technical consultant for Trondheim based steamship company, Det Nordenfjeldske Dampskibsselskab until 1875. [2][3]
Weidemann was elected to Trondheim City Council in 1883 In 1884, he bought Rosenborg farm together with lawyer Karl Ludvig Bugge. The partners sold the parcel Bakkestranden to the municipality, while the rest of the area was divided up into residential plots and became the basis for the Trondheim neighborhood of Rosenborg. Weidemann retained the Rosenborg farm site where he and his wife lived the rest of their lives. He died at Trondheim in 1894. [4][1][5]
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^ abcSandvik, Pål Thonstad. "Sophus Weidemann". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
^"Fabriken ved Nidelven". NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
^"Det Nordenfjeldske Dampskibsselskab". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
^"Rosenborg - bydel i Trondheim". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
^"Sophus Weidemann". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
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sophus, weidemann, december, 1836, march, 1894, norwegian, engineer, industrialist, contributed, development, shipping, industry, norway, born, 1836, december, 1836oslo, norwaydied29, march, 1894, 1894, aged, trondheim, norwaynationalitynorwegianoccupation, en. Sophus Weidemann 31 December 1836 29 March 1894 was a Norwegian engineer and industrialist who contributed to the development of the shipping industry in Norway 1 Sophus WeidemannBorn 1836 12 31 31 December 1836Oslo NorwayDied29 March 1894 1894 03 29 aged 57 Trondheim NorwayNationalityNorwegianOccupation s Engineer and industrialistRelativesLauritz Weidemann grandfather Biography editWeidemann was born in Christiania now Oslo Norway He was the son of Frederik Sommerfeldt Weidemann 1803 75 and Nathalia Adelaide Major 1808 51 He was the grandson of judge Lauritz Weidemann 1775 1856 and among his uncles was psychiatrist Herman Wedel Major 1814 1854 1 Weidemann received an education in engineering at the Naval Academy Sjokrigsskolen at Horten In 1856 Weidemann was employed as a technical draftsman at Bergen Mekaniske Verksted From 1864 he was manager of the workshop Fabrikken ved Nidelven in Trondheim the later ship building company Trondhjems mekaniske Vaerksted Weidemann resigned his managerial position at Fabrikken in 1871 He then opened his own engineering office and became a technical consultant for Trondheim based steamship company Det Nordenfjeldske Dampskibsselskab until 1875 2 3 Weidemann was elected to Trondheim City Council in 1883 In 1884 he bought Rosenborg farm together with lawyer Karl Ludvig Bugge The partners sold the parcel Bakkestranden to the municipality while the rest of the area was divided up into residential plots and became the basis for the Trondheim neighborhood of Rosenborg Weidemann retained the Rosenborg farm site where he and his wife lived the rest of their lives He died at Trondheim in 1894 4 1 5 References edit a b c Sandvik Pal Thonstad Sophus Weidemann In Helle Knut ed Norsk biografisk leksikon in Norwegian Oslo Kunnskapsforlaget Retrieved 23 February 2011 Fabriken ved Nidelven NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket Retrieved 1 September 2020 Det Nordenfjeldske Dampskibsselskab Store norske leksikon Retrieved 1 September 2020 Rosenborg bydel i Trondheim Store norske leksikon Retrieved 1 September 2020 Sophus Weidemann Store norske leksikon in Norwegian Oslo Kunnskapsforlaget Retrieved 23 February 2011 nbsp nbsp This article about a Norwegian engineer inventor or industrial designer is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sophus Weidemann amp oldid 1169247025, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
