Jørgen Wright Cappelen (10 August 1805 – 6 October 1878) was a Norwegian bookseller and publisher.
[1][2] Jørgen Wright Cappelen was born at Porsgrund, Norway as the ninth and youngest child of ship-owner Ulrich Fredrich von Cappelen (1770–1820) and his wife Benedicte Henrikke, née Aall (1772–1812).
When Jørgen reached 15 years of age, he had lost both parents and the family business was bankrupt, however, his uncles Niels Aall (1769–1854) and Diderik von Cappelen (1761–1828) took over as trustees.
[5][3] Jørgen Cappelen was married in 1842 to Danish stage actress and opera soprano Fredrikke Helene Schwirtz (1819-1870).
[6] Jørgen Wright Cappelen started theological studies in Basel, but abandoned these.