Christian Ancher Collett - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family

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Apr 30, 1771 Modum, Buskerud, Norway Died on 10 Jan 1833 (aged 61)

Norwegian engineer

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About Christian Ancher Collett

  • Christian Ancher Collett (30 April 1771 – 10 January 1833) was a Norwegian engineer, architect, and building inspector. He was born as the oldest child of Peter Collett and Johanne Henriche Ancher.
  • He had two older half-siblings, Peter Collett and Anne Cathrine Collett, as well as eight younger siblings, one of whom died before reaching the age of one.He married Anna Karine Bie (1775–1856).
  • The couple had five children.
  • Their daughter Johanne Benedicte married Peder Christian Hersleb Kjerschow, bishop of the diocese of Bjørgvin.
  • Through this marriage Christian Ancher Collett had the great-grandson Christian Michelsen, statesman and Prime Minister of Norway.An engineer, Christian Ancher Collett was a director of Kongsberg Silver Mines.
  • In 1816 King Charles II appointed him as a consultant (Statlig bygningsinspektør) to manage the royal buildings around Christiania.
  • The construction of the Royal Palace commenced during this period.
  • He held this position until his death in 1833, and was succeeded by Christian Heinrich Grosch.
  • The position is considered the predecessor of the government agency Statsbygg.An architect, Collett was hired by Niels Aall to design the family's summer residence, Ulefos Manor, Ulefoss (Ulefos Hovedgaard).
  • Collett did so in collaboration with Jørgen Henrich Rawert, completing construction in 1807.
  • Influenced by Aall's time studying abroad, the manor is Empire-style, drawing inspiration from Andrea Palladio’s La Rotonda.

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