Benjamin Wegner
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Jacob Benjamin Wegner (1795-1864) was a Prussian-Norwegian industrialist born in Königsberg, and diplomat for the Hanseatic city states. He was Director General and co-owner of the Modums Blaafarveværk, the world leading producer of cobalt pigment, from 1823 to 1849.
In Norway he resided on the estate of Frogner Manor (Frogner Hovedgaard), where Frognerparken and the Vigeland Sculpture Park are found today.no:Benjamin Wegner sv:Benjamin Wegner