Thorvald Meyer

Thorvald Meyer (23 September 1818 – 3 February 1909) was a Norwegian businessman and land owner.

Meyer was born in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was the son of Jacob Peter Meyer (1781–1856) and Ingeborg Marie Barth Muus (1781-1835). In 1856 upon the death of his father, Thorvald Meyer inherited the southern part of Meyerløkka in the district of St. Hanshaugen. The property had been acquired by his father between 1807 and 1856. In 1859 he created a plan for the development of the property together with his brother-in-law, Thomas Johannessen Heftye. In 1862, Meyer acquired the then almost uninhabited area of Grünerløkka. Meyer built his personal fortune primarily on real estate development in Oslo and also in forestry including forest properties at Nord-Odal in Hedmark.

Meyer was married to Annichen Mathea Tofte (1820-1900). Their daughter Ragnhild Meyer (1849–1937) was married to diplomat Axel Heiberg (1848-1932). Their daughter Thea Meyer (1846-1922) was married to Prime Minister Christian Homann Schweigaard. And their daughter Ingeborg Meyer (1843–1882) was married to Lord Chamberlain Herman Severin Løvenskiold (1838-1910), the son of Otto Joachim Løvenskiold.

Meyer was a supporter of the arts, in particular the theater. He donated several of his properties to the city. One of the main thoroughfares, Thorvald Meyers gate, running north to south through the borough of Grünerløkka is named after him.