# Albert Collett

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**Albert Peter Severin Collett** (15 September 1842 – 25 June 1896) was a Norwegian businessman, timber merchant and sawmill owner. He founded [Firma Albert Collett](/source/Firma_Albert_Collett) and became one of the largest landowners in the valley of [Namdalen](/source/Namdalen) in [Nord-Trøndelag](/source/Nord-Tr%C3%B8ndelag), Norway.

Collett was born at [Buskerud Manor](/source/Buskerud_Manor) at [Åmot](/source/%C3%85mot,_Buskerud) in [Modum Municipality](/source/Modum_Municipality), Norway. He was the youngest son of landowner John Collett (1807–1891), grandson of judge [Peter Collett](/source/Peter_Collett_(judge)) and grandnephew of [Christian Ancher Collett](/source/Christian_Ancher_Collett). He was also the father of chemist and industrialist [Emil Collett](/source/Emil_Collett)[1] and physician [Arthur Collett](/source/Arthur_Collett).

He was originally a clerk in [Christiania Bank og Kreditkasse](/source/Christiania_Bank_og_Kreditkasse). He is most associated with his take over the [Salsbruket](/source/Salsbruket) Agricultural Stakeholder Society (*Salsbrukets Interessentselskab*) at [Nærøy Municipality](/source/N%C3%A6r%C3%B8y_Municipality) in [Nord-Trøndelag](/source/Nord-Tr%C3%B8ndelag). Collett took over the operation which had interests in forestry and lumber production. At the same time, he bought several other properties in the area in [Kolvereid Municipality](/source/Kolvereid_Municipality) and [Foldereid Municipality](/source/Foldereid_Municipality) (now both part of [Nærøysund Municipality](/source/N%C3%A6r%C3%B8ysund_Municipality)). In 1871, he founded [Firma Albert Collett](/source/Firma_Albert_Collett) and turned it into a real estate management company.[2]

He became one of the largest landowners in the valley of [Namdalen](/source/Namdalen). The acquisition of Salsbruket secured hydropower from the Opløelva river at [Salsbruket](/source/Salsbruket) and a good port at Opløfjorden. He soon had large modern sawmills in full operation. The sawmill operation lasted until 1898.[3] After his death in 1896, management of the company was taken over by his widow Nanna Høegh Collett (1854–1921), then from 1912 their sons [Johan](/source/Johan_Collett_(1874%E2%80%931969)) (b. 1874), [Oscar](/source/Oscar_Collett) (b. 1876) and [Axel](/source/Axel_Collett) (b. 1880).[4] [5]

## References

1. ["Collett"](http://www.snl.no/Collett) (in Norwegian). *[Store norske leksikon](/source/Store_norske_leksikon)*. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 28 December 2010.

1. Hoffstad, Einar (ed.) (1935). ["Collett, Axel"](https://runeberg.org/merkbio/0223.html) (in Norwegian). *[Merkantilt biografisk leksikon](/source/Merkantilt_biografisk_leksikon)*. Oslo: Yrkesforlaget. p. 147. Retrieved 28 December 2010.

1. Aune, Tormod (1995). *Hilsen Nord-Trøndelag* (in Norwegian). Namsos: Trønderbok. pp. 151–152. ISBN 82-993613-0-3.

1. Fageraas, Knut Bech; Bækkelund, Bjørn; Nilsson, Christer; Bagle, Eyvind (2006). "Salsbrukets Tresliperi". *Masse papir. Norske papir- og massefabrikker gjennom 150 år* (in Norwegian). Norwegian Forestry Museum. pp. 403–406. ISBN 978-82-90-66028-9.

1. Store norske leksikon. ["Namdalen"](http://www.snl.no/Namdalen) (in Norwegian). Retrieved July 5, 2016.

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