Hans Mustad
Hans Mustad | |
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| Born | 26 January 1837 Vardal Norway |
| Died | 28 February 1918 (aged 81) Oslo, Norway |
Hans Mustad (26 January 1837 – 27 February 1918) was a Norwegian businessperson. He was instrumental in shaping the company
Mustad was born in Vardal as the son of Ole Hovelsen Mustad.[3] He was a brother of Kristian Mauritz Mustad and uncle of Sigbjørn Mustad;[4] both were jurists and politicians. Ole Hovelsen Mustad was a politician and businessperson who ran the company O. Mustad, inherited from Hans Mustad's grandfather Hans Schikkelstad in 1843.[5] Hans Mustad married Marie Heyerdahl in 1865.[6] She was a granddaughter of Hieronymus Heyerdahl,[7]
Mustad started his working career in 1857, when hired in his father's company.
In 1875, the company bought property at
In the meantime, Ole Hovelsen Mustad had died (1884), leaving Hans Mustad as the single owner. His five sons became co-owners in 1905. These were Ole Mustad, Jr. (1870–1954), Hans Clarin Hovind Mustad (1871–1948), Halfdan Magnus Mustad (1874–1967), Wilhelm Martin Christie Mustad (1877–1961) and Nicolai Christian Mustad (1878–1970).[4] They subsequently inherited the company upon Hans Mustad's death in 1918.[5] By that time, O. Mustad & Søn was the largest industrial company in Norway, with 2,000 domestic employees as well as several factories abroad. The company eventually became the world's largest producer of fish hooks.[5] Despite the ownership change, the name O. Mustad & Søn was kept. However, not long after its 1970 conversion to a limited company, it was split into different branches. 1977 saw the split into Mustad Industrier AS and Mustad International Group BV, whereas the former was split into Mustad AS, Mustad Industrier AS and Mustad Eiendom AS in 1997.[9]
References
- ^ Arnljot Strømme Svendsen. "Hans Mustad". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
- ^ Trond Gram. "O. Mustad & Søn AS". Store norske leksikon. Archived from the original on November 11, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
- ^ a b "Mustad, Hans". Aschehoug og Gyldendals Store norske leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget. 2007.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Mustad". Aschehoug og Gyldendals Store norske leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget. 2007.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c "Mustad & Søn AS, O.". Aschehoug og Gyldendals Store norske leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget. 2007.
- ^ "Genealogy for Marie Heyerdahl". Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
- ^ "Genealogy for Halvor Christian Heyerdahl". Archived from the original on 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
- ^ a b c Timeline Archived 2010-12-21 at the Wayback Machine - Mustad.no
- ^ a b c History Archived 2007-07-15 at the Wayback Machine - Mustad Eiendom