Anthon Bernhard Elias Nilsen (30 June 1855 – 6 December 1936) was a Norwegian businessman and politician for the Conservative Party.

[2] Nilsen later moved to Drammen,[1] and in 1879 he established a company to export pulp and paper products as well as lumber.

[6] Nilsen was elected from Fredrikstad to the Norwegian Parliament in 1895, but served only one term.

His debut came in 1894 with Glade Borgere, a collection of small town depictions.

[1] Later books include the novels Sigurd Seiersborg (1920), Fyrgangen (1923), Bølgerne ruller (1925), Asylet (1928), Evensen (1930), Elias Kræmmers oplevelser (1932), Glade ungdom (1933) and Paa livets høislette (1934).