Mathias Soggemoen

Mathias Soggemoen (5 October 1847 – 1929) was a Norwegian railway worker, mountain climbing pioneer and guide.

Mathias Johnsen Soggemoen was born the oldest of seven siblings in Rauma in Møre og Romsdal, Norway.

In 1875, he married Ingeborg Olsdatter Sogge Brekken and settled at the village of Veblungsnes.

Later in life, Mathias and Ingeborg Soggemoen emigrated to America with several of their children.

[1] Soggemoen is known for a number of first ascents of Norwegian mountains.