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Herman Krefting
1592-1651Ironworks ownerEurope · 1592Most named place: Norway (approximate)
Herman Krefting was a Norwegian entrepreneur who played a significant role in the establishment of the Norwegian iron industry.
Herman was born in 1592 in Bremen as descendant of an old Frisian family in Lower Saxony. After the Thrity Years War broke out in 1618, the market was gripped by an increased demand for iron. Krefting, who was already acquainted with mining management founded in 1618 the Det Norske Jernkompani in partnership with Johan Post. In 1624 he went to Norway after his company was granted the permission to operate ironworks at Baerum, Hakadal, Fossum and Eidsvoll iron works.
Until his death in 1651, Herman Krefting was running several other ironworks in Norway.