Nicolay August Andresen (2 August 1812 – 3 January 1894) was a Norwegian banker. He was born inChristiania (now Oslo, Norway), a son ofNicolai Andresen and Engel Johanne Christiane Reichborn. He was a brother of merchant and factory ownerJohan Henrik Andresen, and of silver mines manager Carl Ferdinand Andresen.
He took over N. A. Andresen & Co, the banking part of his father's company and operated the bank with his brother Engelhart Andresen as partner. The bank developed to become among the largest banks in Christiania, and was later known asAndresens Bank.[1][2][3]
He was married to Nielsine Augusta Butenschøn (1818-1842) with whom he had a son, Nils born in 1842. Andresen was the owner and developer of Skøyen Manor (Sondre Skoyen). This estate was located in the neighborhood ofSkøyen and is today the site ofSkøyenparken, a residential park dating to the 1860s. In 1893, their sonNils August Andresen Butenschøn, assumed his mother's surname, Butenschøn. He served as a chief executive of Andresens Bank and inherited Skøyen Manor.[4][5]
His brother Johan Henrik is the grandfather ofJohan H. Andresen, great-grandfather ofJohan H. Andresen jr., and great-great grandfather ofKatharina Andresen andAlexandra Andresen.
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