Albert Angell

Albert Angell (4 November 1660 – 13 September 1705) was a Norwegian civil servant, landowner and businessman. He served as Mayor of Trondheim, Norway.

Albert Angell
Angell painting from the Urban Antiquities slide collection.
Born	(1660-11-04)4 November 1660 Trondheim, Norway
Died	13 September 1705(1705-09-13) (aged 44)
Nationality	Norwegian
Occupation	Civil servant, landowner and businessman
Spouse(s)	Sara Hammond
Children	Thomas Angell
Parent(s)	Lorentz Mortensen Angell
Relatives	Thomas Hammond (father-in-law)

Angell was born in Trondheim, Norway. He was the son of merchant and landowner Lorentz Mortensen Angell (1626-1697) and Margrethe Hansdatter Puls (1631-1670). He was enrolled as a student at the University of Copenhagen in 1678 but did not graduate. Albert Angell acquired several sawmills and became one of the largest lumber dealers in Trondheim. He was also the owner of large forest and land properties, and had shares in the Røros Copper Works. [1][2]

Personal life

He was married in 1689 to Sara Hammond who was the daughter of Thomas Hammond, a timber merchant originally from England. She inherited agricultural and forestry properties and sawmills from parents. They had nine children, four of whom survived to adulthood, including endowment founder Thomas Angell. [3]

References

1. Bull, Ida. "Albert Angell". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
2. Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Albert Lorenzen Angell". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
3. "Sara Thomasdatter Hammond". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved June 30, 2016.