Fearnley (Norwegian family)

Romantic painter Thomas Fearnley

Fearnley is a Norwegian family of shipping magnates. The family is of English origin, originating in Heckmondwike in Yorkshire.[1] The merchant Thomas Fearnley (1729–1798) migrated from Hull in England to Frederikshald in Norway in 1753. His son, merchant Thomas Fearnley (1768–1834), was married to Maren Sophie Paus (1782–1838). They were the parents of romantic painter Thomas Fearnley and astronomer Carl Frederik Fearnley.

The painter Thomas Fearnley's only child was shipping magnate Thomas Fearnley (1841–1927), who was the father of shipping magnate Thomas Fearnley (1880–1961) and land owner N. O. Young Fearnley. The Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art was founded by their descendants in 1993.

References

  1. "Fearnley," Store norske leksikon, ed. Anne Marit Godal, accessed 2 March 2012

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