Herman Krefting

Herman Krefting
Born(1592-09-25)25 September 1592
Bremen
Died9 February 1651(1651-02-09) (aged 58)
Øvre Eiker, Norway
OccupationIronworks pioneer

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

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]

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  2. ^ "Hakadals Verk". lokalhistoriewiki.no. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Fossum Verk (Gjerpen)". lokalhistoriewiki.no. Retrieved 1 July 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 1 July 2017.