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Bjørn Frøysåk

1634-1709Merchant and farmerEurope · 1634Most named place: Norway (approximate)
Merchant

Bjørn Tolleivson Frøysåk was a Norwegian farmer and merchant. He was born in Gol, Norway; the son of farmer Tolleiv Arneson Frøysåk. He was married twice. In addition to farming, Frøysåk took part in timber trade and trading of real estate, and was also running a coaching inn. Frøysåk is particularly known for a painted epitaph from 1699, showing Frøysåk with his family (including both his wives, also the deceased Ingebjørg). The epitaph, originally in Gol Stave Church, was relocated to the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History in 1906.

Portrait of Bjørn Frøysåk