Carsten Anker
Carsten Tank Anker (17 November 1747 – 13 March 1824) was a Norwegian businessman, civil servant, politician and one of the Fathers of the Constitution of Norway. He was the owner of the manor house in
Early years
Born in
Civil service career
He then started his career as a civil servant. On 10 May 1774 he was appointed secretary in the General-Landøkonomi- og
Time abroad
As an envoy of the Danish Asia Company, he stayed in London from January 1805 to take care of the company's business affairs vis-à-vis the English
Friendship with Christian Frederik of Denmark
During his stay in Copenhagen, he had become an intimate acquaintance of the
National Assembly of 1814
Before the National Assembly gathered, Anker had left Norway, and could therefore not take up his position in the new Norwegian government, where he was appointed councillor of government for the 5th Ministry (economy) on 2 March, and councillor of state on 19 May. In March 1814 he crossed the
Last years
In the last years of his life Anker's finances were not good; the ironworks was virtually closed down. Yet he continued to administer the government's glassmaking companies, and died during a visit to the glassworks at Biri. He had literary interests, acted as a patron, and had a large collection of manuscripts and books. In 1784 he married Hedvig Caroline Ernestine Christine Wegener (1763–1846).
References
- ^ "Library and Archive Catalogue". Royal Society. Retrieved 13 March 2012.[permanent dead link]
- Hammarström, Gunne (2001). Herren til Eidsvold: en biografisk fortelling om Carsten Anker (in Norwegian). Oslo: Direkte forlag. ISBN 82-91690-50-2.
- Cedergreen Bech, Svend (1979–1984). Dansk Biografisk Lexikon (in Danish) (3rd ed.). København: Gyldendal. ISBN 87-00-05551-4.