Henrik Heftye

Henrik Thomassen Heftye (21 November 1804 – 18 February 1864) was a Norwegian businessman and philanthropist.

He was born in Christiania as the son of merchant Thomas Johannessen Heftye (1767–1827) and his wife Katharina Tschudi (1773–1807).

Through his sister Betha he was a brother-in-law of ship-owner Mogens Thorsen.

[2] His father migrated to Norway from Switzerland in the late eighteenth century, and founded the family company Thos.

He was also involved in the art community, being a co-founder and treasurer of Christiania Kunstforening in 1836.