Johannes Christian Piene
Encyclopedia
Johannes Christian Piene (19 August 1832 – 2 July 1912) was a Norwegian businessman and Conservative Party
politician.
Piene was born in Trondhjem
- the son of merchant and industrialist Caspar Christian Piene (1805–1885) and Lucie Benedicte Bugge (1794–1873). He was also the maternal grandson of bishop Peter Olivarius Bugge, nephew of educator Frederik Moltke Bugge
and a first cousin of bishop Wilhelm Bugge. In 1859 he married Henriette Jacobine Aubert (1838–1912).
He became a co-owner of his father's company (established 1853), and established his own company I. C. Piene & Søn in 1866. He acquired burghership in Trondhjem in 1867. The company was centered around the mill which he bought in Ila
. In 1878 he established the mill Hammerstrand Mølle in Buvika
. The mill at Ila burned down in 1888, was rebuilt, but in 1897 Piene relocated fully to Buvika. His company became a leading producer of flour
in its region, and existed until 1991.
Piene was also a board chairman of Trondhjems Mekaniske Verksted and Ranheim Cellulosefabrik
, and was a board member of local banks. He represented the Conservative Party
in the city council, and also in the Parliament of Norway for the constituency Trondhjem og Levanger from 1892 to 1894. He was decorated with the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav in 1891, and died in July 1912 in Helsingborg
.
Conservative Party of Norway
The Conservative Party is a Norwegian political party. The current leader is Erna Solberg. The party was since the 1920s consistently the second largest party in Norway, but has been surpassed by the growth of the Progress Party in the late 1990s and 2000s...
politician.
Piene was born in Trondhjem
Trondheim
Trondheim , historically, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. With a population of 173,486, it is the third most populous municipality and city in the country, although the fourth largest metropolitan area. It is the administrative centre of...
- the son of merchant and industrialist Caspar Christian Piene (1805–1885) and Lucie Benedicte Bugge (1794–1873). He was also the maternal grandson of bishop Peter Olivarius Bugge, nephew of educator Frederik Moltke Bugge
Frederik Moltke Bugge
Frederik Moltke Bugge was a Norwegian philologist and educator.-Early and personal life:He was born in Trondhjem as a son of bishop Peter Olivarius Bugge and Cathrine Magdalene Koch . Bugge graduated from Trondhjem Cathedral School in 1823 and from the Royal Frederick University with the...
and a first cousin of bishop Wilhelm Bugge. In 1859 he married Henriette Jacobine Aubert (1838–1912).
He became a co-owner of his father's company (established 1853), and established his own company I. C. Piene & Søn in 1866. He acquired burghership in Trondhjem in 1867. The company was centered around the mill which he bought in Ila
Ila, Trondheim
Ila is an area of Trondheim, Norway in the western part of the city centre, Midtbyen, limited by the river Nidelva in the south, Skansen in the north and Steinberget, Bymarka and Ilsvikøra in the west...
. In 1878 he established the mill Hammerstrand Mølle in Buvika
Buvika
Buvika is a village in the municipality of Skaun in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located at the end of the Gaulosen, an arm of the Trondheimsfjord, about from the mouth of the Gaula River. Buvika lies along the European route E39, about halfway between the villages of Børsa and Leinstrand...
. The mill at Ila burned down in 1888, was rebuilt, but in 1897 Piene relocated fully to Buvika. His company became a leading producer of flour
Flour
Flour is a powder which is made by grinding cereal grains, other seeds or roots . It is the main ingredient of bread, which is a staple food for many cultures, making the availability of adequate supplies of flour a major economic and political issue at various times throughout history...
in its region, and existed until 1991.
Piene was also a board chairman of Trondhjems Mekaniske Verksted and Ranheim Cellulosefabrik
Ranheim Papirfabrikk
Ranheim Papirfabrikk AS was a Norwegian industrial company, which ran a paper factory with the same name at Ranheim, Trondheim, Norway.The construction of it started in 1882, and it was opened as Ranheims Cellulosefabrik in 1884 by businessperson and politician Lauritz Jenssen, a son of Lauritz...
, and was a board member of local banks. He represented the Conservative Party
Conservative Party of Norway
The Conservative Party is a Norwegian political party. The current leader is Erna Solberg. The party was since the 1920s consistently the second largest party in Norway, but has been surpassed by the growth of the Progress Party in the late 1990s and 2000s...
in the city council, and also in the Parliament of Norway for the constituency Trondhjem og Levanger from 1892 to 1894. He was decorated with the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav in 1891, and died in July 1912 in Helsingborg
Helsingborg
Helsingborg is a city and the seat of Helsingborg Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 97,122 inhabitants in 2010. Helsingborg is the centre of an area in the Øresund region of about 320,000 inhabitants in north-west Scania, and is Sweden's closest point to Denmark, with the Danish city...
.