Herman Krefting

Herman Krefting (25 September 1592 – 9 February 1651) was a German born, Norwegian ironworks pioneer. [1]

Herman Krefting
Born	(1592-09-25)25 September 1592 Bremen
Died	9 February 1651(1651-02-09) (aged 58) Øvre Eiker, Norway
Occupation	Ironworks pioneer

Krefting was born in Bremen; the son of Wolter Krefting and his wife Anna Winckel. He co-founded Det Norske Jernkompani in Copenhagen in 1618. From 1624 he was running several ironworks in Norway, including Bærums Verk and Eidsvoll Verk as well as Hakadals Verk at Hadeland and Fossum Verk at Gjerpen.[2][3] He died in Øvre Eiker in 1651 and was buried at Haug Church.[4][5][6]

References

1. "Herman Krefting (1592–1651)". lokalhistoriewiki.no. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
2. "Hakadals Verk". lokalhistoriewiki.no. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
3. "Fossum Verk (Gjerpen)". lokalhistoriewiki.no. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
4. Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Herman Krefting". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
5. Krefting, Jacob. "Herman Krefting". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
6. "Haug kirke, Øvre Eiker". Den norske kirke. Retrieved July 1, 2017.