Joachim Irgens von Westervick

Joachim Irgens
In 2007, Austrian artist Matthias Laurenz Gräff, a distant descendant of Irgens, used him in his painting "Durch die Zeiten" (Through the times) as part of his diploma series.[1]

Joachim Irgens von Westervick (Danish: Joachim Irgens von Westervick; spelled also af Westervig and af Vestervig) (19 May 1611 - 29 August 1675), born as Jochum Jürgens, was a Dano-Norwegian nobleman, a Danish official and an estate owner. He was one of the most important financial magnates and entrepreneurs in Denmark–Norway[2] and also hold land in the Netherlands. Between 1666 and 1675 he owned the Norwegian Irgens Estate, which was huge part of Northern Norway, as a private estate. He held the titles of Lord (later Baron) of Vestervig, Lord of Horsleben and Noordlanden.[3] The Danish variant of his name by birth was Joachim Irgens.

  1. ^ www.meinbezirk.at: Matthias Laurenz Gräff, 15 Jahre Diplom-Jubiläum zum Akademischen Maler
  2. ^ Technologietransfer und Auswanderungen im Umfeld des Harzer Montanwesens, p 50. By Hans-Heinrich Hillegeist, W. Liessmann (2001)
  3. ^ Johan Engelbert Elias, De Vroedschap van Amsterdam, 1578-1795, Deel 1, p 347