Albert Peter Severin Collett

Albert Peter Severin Collett,til Mo Gård (1842 – 1896) was a Norwegian landowner.

He was a son of landowner John Collett (1807–1891), grandson of judge Peter Collett and grandnephew of Christian Ancher Collett. He was also the father of chemist and industrialist Emil Collett and physician Arthur Collett.

He is known for taking over Salsbrukets Interessentselskab in 1871 and turning it into the estate company Firma Albert Collett. He was originally a clerk in Christiania Bank og Kreditkasse where Salsbrukets Interessentselskab was a customer, but became a partner in Salsbruket in 1868. The company was taken over by his widow Nanna Høegh Collett (1854–1921), then from 1912 their sons Johan (b. 1874), Oscar (b. 1876) and Axel (b. 1880).

Wife: Nanna Hoegh - 04.06.1854 Senjen, died on 31.01.1921

Nanna and the children lived at Uranienborg Terrasse 11, Oslo.

Children

1. Johan Collett - 22.11.1874 at Trondhjem
2. Emil Collett - 22.11.1875 at Trondhjem
3. Oscar Collett - 09.12.1877 at Trondhjem
4. Arthur Collett - 08.05.1879 - Oslo
5. Axel Collett - 06.08.1880 - Oslo
6. Johanne Antonette Collett - 28.04.1883; died on 30.05.1883
7. Ove Gulberg Hoegh Collett - 22.01.1885 at Christiania
8. Dagny Karen Ann Collett - 02.03.1888 - Oslo
9. Knut Ørn Høegh Collett - 11.11.1889 - Oslo
10. Albert Jonas August Collett -17.12.1892 - Oslo

Sources

• vestraat.net: Albert Peter Severin Collett
• Norsk Wikipedia: Albert Collet
• collettfamilyhistory.net: Albert Peter Severin Collett
• Vigde i Vår Frue Kirke i Trondheim 1873: Albert Peter Severin Collett
• Census 1875 Trondheim: Albert Collett
• Census 1910 Kristiania: Nanna Collett
• Census 1910 Klinga: Nanna Collett
• English Wikipedia: Albert Collett
• collett.no: Firma Albert Collett
• historieboka.no: Buskerud gård på Modum

Namdalens Folkeblad, 1963: https://www.nb.no/items/71a49ee1fae4dadac833228779b29551?page=0&sea...