Harald Nicolai Storm Wergeland (27 May 1814 – 12 October 1893) was a Norwegian military officer, politician and mountaineer.

Having reached the rank of major general by 1859, he served as Minister of the Army for several periods between 1857 and 1868.

[3] Three years later he advanced to Premier Lieutenant and began holding lectures on artillery at the Norwegian Military Academy.

[5] In 1875, Wergeland was appointed commander of Akershus Fortress, having reached the rank of lieutenant general.

[6] He wrote books on a broad range of subjects, including the heating and ventilation of rooms, protection of lesser birds and oyster cultivation.

For the latter purpose, he also founded a commercial company Det Norske Østers Compagni in 1877.