Jacob Benjamin Wegner
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Jacob Benjamin Wegner (1795-1864) was a Prussian-Norwegian industrialist born in Königsberg. He was Director General and co-owner of the Modums Blaafarveværk, the world leading producer of cobalt pigment, from 1823 to 1849. He was also consul general of the Hanseatic city-states.
In Norway he resided on the famous estate of Frogner Manor (Frogner Hovedgaard), where Frognerparken and the Vigeland Sculpture Park are found today.
