# Herman Garmann

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{{Short description|Norwegian businessman and merchant}}
'''Herman Garmann''' (27 March 1787 – 23 June 1853) was a [Norwegian](/source/Norway) businessman and merchant.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Herman Christopher Garmann |url=https://snl.no/Herman_Christopher_Garmann |access-date=July 15, 2016 |publisher=Store norske leksikon}}</ref>

==Biography==
Herman Christopher Garmann was born at Alstahaug on the southern tip of the island of [Alsten](/source/Alsta) in [Nordland](/source/Nordland) county, Norway. He was the son of Christopher Garmann (1747–1800) and Maren Elisabeth Schanke (1753–1817). Garmann grew up in the rectory of [Alstahaug Church](/source/Alstahaug_Church) where his father was the vicar. In 1811, he settled in [Trondheim](/source/Trondheim_(city)) where he joined the firm H. Hoë & Company, the trading company founded by his father-in-law, Herman Hoë (1751–1837).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ida Bull |title=Herman Hoë |url=https://nbl.snl.no/Herman_Ho%25C3%25AB#Kilder_og_litteratur |access-date=July 15, 2016 |publisher=Norsk biografisk leksikon}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Alstahaug Church |url=http://www.petterdass-museet.no/?page_id=1568 |access-date=July 15, 2016 |publisher=[Petter Dass-museet](/source/Petter_Dass_Museum)}}</ref>

H. Hoe & Company was one of the most powerful trading houses in [Trondheim](/source/Trondheim_(city)) through the decades from the end of the 1700s until the mid-1800s. The firm operated a fleet of ships and was based on the trade of fish, grain, glass, lumber and copper. His business interests also included a metal foundry, mechanical workshop and a large mill. Besides his commercial interests, Garmann was the French vice-consul in Trondheim from 1820, and Russian vice-consul from 1821. He was also politically engaged was a citizen representative in Trondheim (1817–1829) and he was chosen as an alternate to the [Norwegian Parliament](/source/Norwegian_Parliament) in 1836, 1839 and 1842. In 1813, he was among the founding members of Klubselskabet Philharmonic, where he was presiding officer (1835–36). He was also co-founder of Trondhjems Sparebank (now [SpareBank 1 SMN](/source/SpareBank_1_SMN)) in 1823 and director from 1823 to 1825 and from 1834 to 1836.<ref name="Bratberg">{{Cite web |last=Bratberg |first=Terje |author-link=Terje Bratberg |title=Herman Garmann |url=http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Herman_Garmann/utdypning |access-date=6 February 2012 |website=[Norsk biografisk leksikon](/source/Norsk_biografisk_leksikon) |language=Norwegian}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The story of SpareBank 1 SMN |url=http://annualreport.smn.no/2015/story/ |access-date=July 15, 2016 |publisher=SpareBank 1 SMN}}</ref>

==Personal life==
He was married to Nicoline Catharine Hoë (1791–1850). Their daughter, Marie Garmann (born {{circa}} 1815) was married to Arild Christopher Huitfeld (1813–1877).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Herman Christopher Garmann |url=http://vestraat.net/TNG/getperson.php?personID=I71629 |access-date=July 15, 2016 |publisher=vestraat.net}}</ref>

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