# Hans Mustad

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**Hans Mustad** (26 January 1837 – 27 February 1918) was a Norwegian businessperson. He was instrumental in shaping the company [O. Mustad & Søn](/source/O._Mustad_%26_S%C3%B8n). [1][2]

Mustad was born in [Vardal Municipality](/source/Vardal_Municipality) as the son of [Ole Hovelsen Mustad](/source/Ole_Hovelsen_Mustad).[3] He was a brother of [Kristian Mauritz Mustad](/source/Kristian_Mauritz_Mustad) and uncle of [Sigbjørn Mustad](/source/Sigbj%C3%B8rn_Mustad);[4] both were jurists and politicians. Ole Hovelsen Mustad was a politician and businessperson who ran the company *O. Mustad*, inherited from Hans Mustad's grandfather [Hans Schikkelstad](/source/Hans_Schikkelstad) in 1843.[5] Hans Mustad married Marie Heyerdahl in 1865.[6] She was a granddaughter of [Hieronymus Heyerdahl](/source/Hieronymus_Heyerdahl_(1773%E2%80%931847)),[7]

Mustad started his working career in 1857, when hired in his father's company.[3] They specialized in production of steel wire and nails, and also ran a foundry and a sawmill.[8] In 1874, Hans Mustad became co-owner, and the company name was changed to [O. Mustad & Søn](/source/O._Mustad_%26_Son), reflecting the new ownership structure. Under the involvement of Hans Mustad, the production was diversified. First, new products such as [horse shoes](/source/Horse_shoe), axe heads and [fish hooks](/source/Fish_hook) were introduced. In addition, the company expanded to other cities.

In 1875, the company bought property at [Lilleaker](/source/Lilleaker) in [Kristiania](/source/Oslo) (now Oslo), adjacent to the [Lysaker river](/source/Lysakerelva). With a nearby waterfall at Fåbrofossen, this location had a history of industry stretching back to the nail works owned by poet [Christian Braunmann Tullin](/source/Christian_Braunmann_Tullin), which existed from 1749 to 1830. From 1874, the lot was vacant due to the explosion and subsequent move of the local [nitroglycerine](/source/Nitroglycerine) factory. In 1876, the production of nails and some other iron- and steelware was moved from Vardal to Lilleaker.[9] In 1886 a factory was established in [Finland](/source/Finland).[8] In 1889, the foundry was moved to Lilleaker, and the same year a margarine factory was established, entering a new branch of business.[9] In addition, the factory at Vardal started production of [fishing flies](/source/Fishing_flies).[8]

In the meantime, Ole Hovelsen Mustad had died (1884), leaving Hans Mustad as the single owner. His five sons became co-owners in 1905. These were Ole Mustad, Jr. (1870–1954), [Hans Clarin Hovind Mustad](/source/Hans_Clarin_Hovind_Mustad) (1871–1948), [Halfdan Magnus Mustad](/source/Halfdan_Magnus_Mustad) (1874–1967), Wilhelm Martin Christie Mustad (1877–1961) and [Nicolai Christian Mustad](/source/Nicolai_Christian_Mustad) (1878–1970).[4] They subsequently inherited the company upon Hans Mustad's death in 1918.[5] By that time, O. Mustad & Søn was the largest industrial company in Norway, with 2,000 domestic employees as well as several factories abroad. The company eventually became the world's largest producer of fish hooks.[5] Despite the ownership change, the name O. Mustad & Søn was kept. However, not long after its 1970 conversion to a [limited company](/source/Limited_company), it was split into different branches. 1977 saw the split into *Mustad Industrier AS* and *Mustad International Group BV*, whereas the former was split into *Mustad AS*, *Mustad Industrier AS* and *Mustad Eiendom AS* in 1997.[9]

## References

1. Arnljot Strømme Svendsen. ["Hans Mustad"](https://nbl.snl.no/Hans_Mustad). Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved July 1, 2017.

1. Trond Gram. ["O. Mustad & Søn AS"](https://web.archive.org/web/20171111041709/https://snl.no/O._Mustad_%26_S%C3%B8n_AS). Store norske leksikon. Archived from [the original](https://snl.no/O._Mustad_%26_S%C3%B8n_AS) on November 11, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2017.

1. ["Mustad, Hans"](http://www.snl.no/article.html?id=686492). *Aschehoug og Gyldendals Store norske leksikon*. Kunnskapsforlaget. 2007.[dead link]

1. ["Mustad"](http://www.snl.no/article.html?id=686490). *Aschehoug og Gyldendals Store norske leksikon*. Kunnskapsforlaget. 2007.[dead link]

1. ["Mustad & Søn AS, O."](http://www.snl.no/article.html?id=686497). *Aschehoug og Gyldendals Store norske leksikon*. Kunnskapsforlaget. 2007.

1. ["Genealogy for Marie Heyerdahl"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110724185518/http://tore.vamraak.no/slekt/slekt.asp?indnr=14349). Archived from [the original](http://tore.vamraak.no/slekt/slekt.asp?indnr=14349) on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2008-10-11.

1. ["Genealogy for Halvor Christian Heyerdahl"](https://web.archive.org/web/20131112133807/http://tore.vamraak.no/slekt/slekt.asp?indnr=16986). Archived from [the original](http://tore.vamraak.no/slekt/slekt.asp?indnr=16986) on 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2009-03-23.

1. [Timeline](http://www.mustad.no/about/timeline.php) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20101221213940/http://mustad.no/about/timeline.php) 2010-12-21 at the Wayback Machine - Mustad.no

1. [History](http://www.mustadeiendom.no/go/om-mustad-eiendom/historie) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20070715214926/http://www.mustadeiendom.no/go/om-mustad-eiendom/historie) 2007-07-15 at the Wayback Machine - Mustad Eiendom

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