Sophus Weidemann

Sophus Weidemann (31 December 1836 – 29 March 1894) was a Norwegian engineer and industrialist who contributed to the development of the shipping industry in Norway.

Weidemann was elected to Trondheim City Council in 1883 In 1884, he bought Rosenborg farm together with lawyer Karl Ludvig Bugge. The partners sold the parcel Bakkestranden to the municipality, while the rest of the area was divided up into residential plots and became the basis for the Trondheim neighborhood of Rosenborg. Weidemann retained the Rosenborg farm site where he and his wife lived the rest of their lives. He died at Trondheim in 1894.